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half-assed

[ haf-ast, hahf- ]

/ ˈhæfˈæst, ˈhɑf- /

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adjective Slang: Vulgar.

insufficient or haphazard; not fully planned or developed.

incompetent; lacking sufficient ability or knowledge.

Origin of half-assed

First recorded in 1960–65; half + ass² + -ed³

Words nearby half-assed

half-a-crown, half-a-dollar, half-and-half, half-arsed, half-asleep, half-assed, half-awake, half-baked, half-ball, half-binding, half-blind

Example sentences from the Web for half-assed

What 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 |DAILY BEAST
Somers 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 |DAILY BEAST
It was “half-assed,” observes a Middle East insider close to the administration.

Why Obama Will Ignore Israel |Peter Beinart |December 10, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Instead, the studio got a half-assed explanation: “No points for early,” I argue.

‘White Collar’ Creator Jeff Eastin: My Biggest Con |Jeff Eastin |July 10, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Had the SEC done even a half-assed job, the Ponzi scheme would have been discovered a decade ago.

How the Government Screwed Madoff Victims Again |Burt Ross |March 8, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
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

half-assed

adjective US and Canadian slang

incompetent; inept

lacking efficiency or organization