"crappy" meaning in English

See crappy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkræpi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crappy.wav [UK], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-crappy.wav [US] Forms: crappy [positive], crappier [comparative], crappiest [superlative]
Etymology: crap + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|crap|y}} crap + -y Head templates: {{adj|2=crappier|3=crappiest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is crappy, it is of very poor quality.
    Sense id: simple-crappy-en-adj-6tDAulGy Categories (other): Colloquial, Vulgar
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -y
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