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.
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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
But six months in with no end in sight, I’m feeling trapped and shitty and very tired.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2020
And then if you snoop, you may see something you can’t unsee but that doesn’t technically violate the terms of the relationship—or you might just feel shitty for violating someone’s privacy in vain.
From Slate ● Feb. 13, 2020
This contributes to a growing body of literature that seems to hint that spending a lot of time online might make us feel shitty.
From Salon ● Jan. 26, 2020
Toby wouldn’t keep it up much longer; he just wanted Luke to acknowledge that he’d done something shitty.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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