shitty in English: Bad, poor, or unkind. The adjective built from "shit", and it carries the same medium strength: ordinary with friends, wrong anywhere formal. Recognise it, do not use it. (adjective)

Translation

Bad, poor, or unkind. The adjective built from "shit", and it carries the same medium strength: ordinary with friends, wrong anywhere formal. Recognise it, do not use it.

Word origin

A plain adjective built from "shit" with the ending -y, first written down in the 1800s.

Origin: English
Root: shit

Examples

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A very common way to say the day went badly.

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Here it means unkind or unfair, not simply bad.

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A friend would say this; a written review would say "poor".

Related words

bad

Not good; of low quality, or causing harm or trouble.

shit

The solid waste the body passes out, and one of the most common swear words in English. Said on its own when something goes wrong, and used of anything bad or worthless. Medium strength: ordinary among friends, clearly wrong at work, at school, or with people you do not know. Recognise it, do not use it.

wrong

Not right, or not correct.

angry

Feeling very cross because something is wrong or unfair.

rude

Not kind or polite; speaking or acting in a way that upsets other people.

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