What does half-assed mean?
Half-assed means (slang, vulgar) Poorly or incompetently done; desultory..
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/ˈhæfæst/ · adjective
(slang, vulgar) Poorly or incompetently done; desultory..
Near-synonym: halfhearted
a half-assed attempt at something
We’ve been settling for half-assed bullshit for too long.
Use half-assed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Half-assed means (slang, vulgar) Poorly or incompetently done; desultory..
Common synonyms include half-ass, narrow-assed, halfhearted.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Near-synonym: halfhearted
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