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half-arsed

British  

adjective

  1. slang incompetent; inept; badly organized

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As this was just going to be a little thing, and about swimsuits, I thought I could get away with taking notes in my half-arsed shorthand.

From The Guardian

In the meantime, thanks is due to the opinion writer who can summons, in a half-arsed way, the kind of limp puppet characters political strategists mistake for real people while delivering a timely public service: another warm reminder that reporting matters.

From The Guardian

“A half-arsed attempt at a Citizens’ Assembly will doom the process and the results.”

From Reuters

Jones makes a half-arsed clearing header, and is thankful that Hoilett’s attempt to latch onto the loose ball and move towards the area is similarly clumsy.

From The Guardian

You want to be focusing on three things intimately rather than 300 things in a half-arsed way.

From The Guardian