shitty
Americanadjective
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inferior or contemptible.
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inept or insignificant.
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unfortunate or unpleasant.
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wretchedly bad; miserable.
Other Word Forms
- shittiness noun
Etymology
Origin of shitty
Example Sentences
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I’m adding only friends who I’m happy to look shitty in front of.
From The Verge • Jul. 20, 2022
Both of us are under increasing stress from work, we’re both feeling shitty about our pandemic bodies, and there have been a variety of outside stressors, so we know all of that is contributing.
From Slate • Jan. 26, 2021
It’s pretty hard to delete someone’s desire, and it’s borderline shitty to try to do that to desire you helped cultivate.
From Slate • Nov. 11, 2019
In “Hereditary,” it’s a literal perpetuation of patriarchy; in “Midsommar,” it’s the fecklessness of a shitty boyfriend.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 8, 2019
“Amber. We dated for two years. But I was a shitty boyfriend to her anyway.”
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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