cruftiness
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Meaning · English
Quality of being crufty.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Regardless of one's opinions on Sendmail's cruftiness, it's unquestionably a powerful and well-supported piece of software.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “cruftiness” mean?
Quality of being crufty.
Is “cruftiness” formal or informal?
cruftiness is generally slang.