"crufty" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: cruftier [comparative], cruftiest [superlative]
Etymology: cruft + -y. Arose after 1959, presumably mid-1960s. Perhaps influenced by cruddy, crusty. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cruft|y}} cruft + -y, {{m|en|cruddy}} cruddy, {{m|en|crusty}} crusty Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} crufty (comparative cruftier, superlative cruftiest)
  1. (computing, informal) Relating to or containing cruft. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-crufty-en-adj-0y1PBsYL Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (computing, informal) Poorly built and overly-complex, and unpleasant. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-crufty-en-adj-OUaXenbk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 58 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 28 51 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 22 64 14 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. Unrefined, dirty or worn.
    Sense id: en-crufty-en-adj-~8Smxiny
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cruftiness

Inflected forms

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