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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The year he and Tara had married, they’d pooled money from their shitty office jobs and rented a lakeside cabin on Rose Island, at the tip of Wisconsin’s sharp-nailed thumb.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2022
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
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
Also, I want to buy a pair of shitty Sony AR glasses now.
From The Verge ● Jun. 25, 2019
Coach M said we weren’t going to start hitting until he could see what he had; and I was okay with that because I was weak and felt so shitty after what I'd gone through.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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