Half-assed

//ˈhæfæst// adj, verb, slang

adj, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of half-ass form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Poorly or incompetently done; desultory. slang, vulgar

    "Near-synonym: halfhearted"

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amateuramateurishartlessbotchedbunglingclumsy

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""Your language doesn't exist and shouldn't exist because there is no algorithm to solve this problem." "Interesting but my suggestion is that you take your algorithmic incompetence and shove it up the ass your political leader. He's the one who came up with this idea and he's the one who needs this type of pea-brained arguments to justify his half-assed political views.""

Etymology

Possibly a humorous mispronunciation of haphazard.

Related phrases

half-assedlyhalf-assedness

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