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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I’m adding only friends who I’m happy to look shitty in front of.
From The Verge • Jul. 20, 2022
Both of us are under increasing stress from work, we’re both feeling shitty about our pandemic bodies, and there have been a variety of outside stressors, so we know all of that is contributing.
From Slate • Jan. 26, 2021
But six months in with no end in sight, I’m feeling trapped and shitty and very tired.
From Slate • Sep. 8, 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
Joe had a theory about driving: namely, if you didn’t goose it hell-bent for election no matter how shitty the road, you would never get anywhere on time.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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