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Definition of "shitty" []

  • Vulgar Slang Of very poor quality; highly inferior. (adjective)
  • Vulgar Slang Contemptible; despicable. (adjective)
  • Vulgar Slang Unfortunate; unpleasant. (adjective)
  • Vulgar Slang Being in a state of discomfort or unhappiness; miserable. (adjective)
  • Vulgar Slang Incompetent; inept. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "shitty" in a sentence
  • "But according to the transcripts of the calls, Berlusconi made several controversial remarks, vowing at one point to leave Italy which he described as a "shitty country" that "sickened" him."
  • "As we sit here dinking around, hundreds of thousands of kids are growing up without quality parenting, in shitty neighborhoods, spending their tedious days in schools that are over-crowded, underfunded factories staffed by over-worked teachers just trying to keep the kids afloat until they can hopefully all trickle out senior year into low-wage jobs, drug abuse, pregnancy, and the prison system."
  • "Luch, she is giving handjobs to be in shitty movies."