1Describes something poor in quality or plain/shabby in appearance; also used for treating something carelessly or without due respect, as in wasting food.
安いだけあって、この生地は少し粗末な感じがする。
This fabric feels a bit cheap and poorly made, which makes sense given the price.
食べ物を粗末にしてはいけないと、子供の頃から教えられてきた。
I was taught since childhood not to waste food.
借りたものをそんなに粗末に扱わないでほしい。
I wish you wouldn't handle borrowed things so carelessly.
「お粗末さまでした」と言いながら、彼女は空になった皿を下げた。
Saying, "It wasn't much, I'm afraid," she cleared away the empty plates.