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
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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
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
Before Luke was a wrestling star, before he had every college with a team sniffing around their shitty town.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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