Meanings
adjectivecrumpy (comparative more crumpy, superlative most crumpy)
comparative more crumpy · superlative most crumpy
- UKdialectalbrittle; crisp
I had hardly swallowed my broiled chicken , and three fourths of a sweet fresh trout that was set before me ; and was just nibbling at a bit of crumpy oaten cake to give a goût to my cheese and my dram of brandy
1833, Andrew Picken, “The Priors of Lawford”, in Traditionary Stories of Old Families
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with crumpy
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APA
crumpy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crumpy
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“crumpy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crumpy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crumpy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crumpy.
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