half-assed
insufficient or haphazard; not fully planned or developed.
incompetent; lacking sufficient ability or knowledge.
Origin of half-assed
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How to use half-assed in a sentence
The video does include a few half-assed shots of a wolf (though he HARDLY looks dire).
Stars, They’re Obsessed with ‘Game of Thrones’ Just Like Us! | Amy Zimmerman | June 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat a throwaway, half-assed response devoid of any sort of research.
Macklemore, the Grammy Winning Rapper, Is a 9/11 Truther Who Likes to Play Anti-Semitic Dress-Up | Emily Shire, Marlow Stern | May 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSomers has gotten a lot of flak for her crazy assertions and half-assed medical theories.
Suzanne Somers’s 13 Craziest Quotes: Sex, Adam Lanza, Patrick Swayze, and More | Amy Zimmerman | October 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was “half-assed,” observes a Middle East insider close to the administration.
Instead, the studio got a half-assed explanation: “No points for early,” I argue.
I didn't do it, and I can beat any case that half-assed ex-ambulance-chaser, Farnsworth, could dream up against me.
Murder in the Gunroom | Henry Beam Piper
British Dictionary definitions for half-assed
incompetent; inept
lacking efficiency or organization
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