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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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
But when we look to our fictions to imagine our futures, they can lead us down strange cul-de-sacs, leave us craving flying cars and swiping shitty touch screens.
From Slate ● Mar. 24, 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
She wants me to have another chance to stand up in front of everybody and talk about how we grew up so shitty.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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