crummy, a.
(ˈkrʌmɪ)
[f. crum, crumb n. + -y. Cf. also crumby.]
† 1. Crumbly, friable. Obs.
| 1567 J. Maplet Gr. Forest 69 [The Adder] loueth..to eate crummie and dry earth. 1611 Cotgr., Court en paste, short, crummie..ill cleauing together. 1725 Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Waters, A quantity of crummy Earth. |
2. Like or of the nature of the crumb of bread, as distinguished from the crust.
| 1579 J. Jones Preserv. Bodie & Soule i. xiv. 26 Breade..neyther to crustie nor to crummie. 1707 Curios. in Husb. & Gard. 255 The crummy part of a hot Loaf. 1844 Dickens Mart. Chuz. viii, A slack-baked, crummy quartern [loaf]. |
3. slang. a. Plump, full-figured: usually said of women. Also b. Comely, pretty. c. Having well-filled pockets, rich.
| 1718 Motteux Quix. i. iii. vi, A well-truss'd, round, crummy, strapping Wench. 1748 Dyche Dict., Crummy, full of crumb; also fat, rich, plump, or fleshy. 1768 Buys Terms of Art, Crummy (Figuratively), plump or fleshy. ‘A Crummy Lass’. 1827 A. Fonblanque Eng. under 7 Administ. (1837) I. 40 We would..much rather find the whole House [of Lords] in rich, crummy widows, than let them meddle with our bread. 1861 H. Kingsley Hillyars & Burtons (Farmer), ‘You're crummy..But you ain't what I'd call fat.’ 1877 N.W. Linc. Gloss., Crummy, fat, in good condition. |
† 4. Obs. spelling of crumby a. 2.
5. Freq. var. of crumby a. 3.