shitty

[ shit-ee ]

adjective

, Slang: Vulgar.

, shit·ti·er, shit·ti·est.

1. inferior or contemptible.
2. inept or insignificant.
3. unfortunate or unpleasant.
4. wretchedly bad; miserable.

Other Words From

• shitti·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of shitty¹

First recorded in 1940–45; shit + -y ¹

Example Sentences

My fellow cooks and I relied on whisper networks to warn of shitty bosses and terrible kitchens, but we never dreamed of social media shaming.

From Eater

I don’t need to share our entire calendar of launches this year and then everybody do shitty also-ran crap versions of what we do and say they’re great.

From Digiday

It’s one centered on all the plucky bread-makers and Zoom-partiers and amateur interior designers and newfound plant lovers who made the most of a shitty time spent social distancing from most of their communities.

From Vox

A small gift of this shitty year was the chance to devote time and energy to cooking a duck or leg of lamb or beef Wellington or bo ssam — or anything, really, but a fussy, large, bland bird.

From Eater

The 2020 baking boom was one long training session for turning out dozens upon dozens of snickerdoodles, thumbprints, rugelach, and brownies in the last month of this shitty year.

From Eater

Senator Carl Levin, Chairman, Senate Investigative Panel: It Was a Shitty Deal!

From The Daily Beast