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Vinony

shitty

adjective

  1. covered in or filled with feces
  2. of very poor quality
  3. extremely unpleasant
  4. suffering illness or distress
  5. cruel or unkind
  6. despicable, unsavory, generally bad
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪti/ / [ˈʃɪɾi]

adj

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

  1. Very bad; unpleasant; miserable; insignificant.

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

    “I'm feeling shitty today; I don't want to go out.”

  2. Under the influence of illicit drugs or alcohol; drunk; high.
  3. Annoyed.

    “Don't get shitty with me!”

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

    ““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.”

noun

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

  1. The western striped grunter, Helotes octolineatus.