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shitty

American  
[shit-ee] / ˈʃɪt i /

adjective

Slang: Vulgar.
shittier, shittiest

  1. inferior or contemptible.

  2. inept or insignificant.

  3. unfortunate or unpleasant.

  4. wretchedly bad; miserable.

Other Word Forms

  • shittiness noun

Etymology

Origin of shitty

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

Example Sentences

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I’m an only child too, and it’s shitty to deal with this alone.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2023

I’m adding only friends who I’m happy to look shitty in front of.

From The Verge • Jul. 20, 2022

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

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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