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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"Ye needna care wha did it, or how it was done," said Aislie Gourlay; "but I'll uphaud it for nae stickit job, and that the lairds and leddies ken weel this day."
From The Bride of Lammermoor by Sir Walter Scott
It is quite true that almost all critics who are worth their salt are "stickit" artists.
From Play-Making A Manual of Craftsmanship by William Archer
‘Sandy M’Kay took his aith that he was in the English camp—more shame till him—an’ was stickit dead for meddling between King Harry’s brother and his luve.
From The Caged Lion by Charlotte Mary Yonge
An' gien I dinna like the schuilmaisterin', I can jist tak to the wark again, whilk I cudna dee sae weel gien I had tried the preachin': fowk wad ca' me a stickit minister!
From Sir Gibbie by George MacDonald
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
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