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
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
When my friends quit apps because of things like “too many murder jokes” and “I saw my boss on there,” I felt proud of my womanly ability to endure shitty things.
From Slate ● Dec. 24, 2019
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
I’m sliding through the worst streets of Bellmont now, seeing my blank reflection in the window—my face superimposed on our shitty neighborhood.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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