Shitty

//ˈʃɪti// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The western striped grunter, Helotes octolineatus. Australia, slang, vulgar
Adjective
  1. 1
    Very bad; unpleasant; miserable; insignificant. slang, vulgar

    "The television I bought there was so shitty that I will never shop there again."

  2. 2
    Under the influence of illicit drugs or alcohol; drunk; high. US, not-comparable, slang, vulgar
  3. 3
    Annoyed. Australia, New-Zealand, UK, slang, vulgar

    "Don't get shitty with me!"

  4. 4
    Covered in feces; feculent. slang, vulgar
  5. 5
    Of a low-quality or standard; inferior; not up to par, or failing one's expectations. derogatory, slang, vulgar

    "“She's a shitty teacher, but Ault was in a bind.” But she hadn't been a shitty teacher when she'd been hired. She'd never taught before. And who was Aspeth to decide she was shitty now? She was still inexperienced."

Adjective
  1. 1
    very bad wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
crappystinkingaggravatedagitatedangryannoyed

Example

More examples

"At last! Adobe dumps this shitty Flash for mobiles."

Etymology

From shit + -y. Cognate with German Low German schittig (“dirty, shitty”), German scheißig (“shitty”).

Related phrases

New York ShittyShitty Kittybetter than a poke in the eye with a shitty stickshitty stickshitty-assup to par

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