Meaning & use

shitty

adjective·Everyday

(Vulgar slang) Very bad, unpleasant, or of poor quality.

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He'd had a shitty day at work and just wanted to go home and sleep.

The hotel room was tiny and shitty, with a broken heater and no hot water.

A note on using this word

Shitty is common in casual speech but considered vulgar and inappropriate for formal or professional writing.

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