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What is the noun for crummy?

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crumb
  1. A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
  2. (figuratively) A bit, small amount.
  3. The soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust.
  4. A mixture of sugar, cocoa and milk, used to make industrial chocolate.
  5. (slang) A nobody, worthless person.
  6. (slang) A body louse.
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  8. Examples:
    1. “He only had a crumb of hope left after failing the exam.”
      “I brushed off the crumb from my shirt after eating the croissant.”
      “He may seem charming, but deep down he's just a crumb.”
crummy
  1. (informal, British Columbia and U.S. Pacific Northwest) Small van, bus, or railway car used to transport loggers or other resource workers to and from the worksite. A common term when referring to a vehicle with a compartment separate from the cab, housing the silvicultural, logging or mining crew during transport.
crumble
  1. A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.
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crumbler
  1. Agent noun of crumble; one who crumbles.
crumbling
crumbliness
  1. The state of being crumbly
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Pressing tofu eliminates any crumbliness, and the result is a wonderfully springy soybean cutlet.”
      “Unbelievable numbers of beautiful beautiful classic buildings in various states of crumbliness.”
      “Slow, extended cooking gives this product a remarkable flavour and a special kind of crumbliness.”
crumminess
  1. The state of being crummy.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “I was pretty numb when dad died, but the sheer crumminess of it all sort of dawns on you slowly.”
      “Saturday was kinda crummy, but not really awful, just general level crumminess.”
      “In fact, the crumminess is so familiar it's invisible to me.”
crumbiness
  1. The state of being crumby.
crumbs
crumblet
  1. A small crumb.
crumbly
crumblings
  1. plural of crumbling
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  3. Examples:
    1. “We understand with difficulty these emigrations, these crumblings into morsels of our mind.”
      “They are found in Ceylon, in Thibet, and in Burmah among the crumblings of primordial rock.”
      “Canals, networks Fragility, protection of works, serial crumblings, etc.”
crumblers
  1. plural of crumbler
crumblets
  1. plural of crumblet
crumbles
crumblies
  1. plural of crumbly
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Is this the year when the Olympic Games will be taken over by the crumblies?”
      “Their project is an attempt to build bridges between the teenagers we used to be and the middle aged crumblies we have now become.”
      Crumblies are best for toasting, especially Cheshire and Lancashire, as they melt into a mouth-watering, velvety mass under the grill.”
crummies
  1. plural of crummy
  2. Examples:
    1. “Three quarters of an hour later, when Jerry brought the bag back, the crummies were still crackling happily.”
      “Sure, this comes at the cost of some additional potential wear and tear on the caboose, but crummies are tough and the learning experience seems worth the price.”
      “Then I heard the anguished bellow of a Himalayan cow-one of the little black crummies no bigger than Newfoundland dogs.”
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