stickit
Americanadjective
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(of a task or product) imperfect; ruined.
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(of a person) unsuccessful, especially in a chosen occupation.
Etymology
Origin of stickit
Example Sentences
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"It canna be the stickit minister!" said the woman to herself.
From The Marquis of Lossie by George MacDonald
He's stickit nae mair, but a chosen trumpet at last!
From The Marquis of Lossie by George MacDonald
"There he gaes—the stickit comic," I heard one man say, as I passed.
From Between You and Me by Sir Harry Lauder
Na bit stickit curate-laddie for me, to gang argumentin' wi' ane that's auld enough to be his gran'father.
From Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography by Thomas Hughes
Ye ken whether he has gumption or no; an' gien he be a stickit minister, he stack by the grace o' moadesty.
From Malcolm by George MacDonald
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