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If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind.
Kurt Vonnegut

Meaning of "half-assed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HALF-ASSED

half-assed play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALF-ASSED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Half-Assed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HALF-ASSED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of half-assed in the English dictionary

The definition of half-assed in the dictionary is incompetent; inept. Other definition of half-assed is lacking efficiency or organization.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALF-ASSED

half-a-crown
half-a-dollar
half-and-half
half-arsed
half-asleep
half-awake
half-baked
half-ball
half-binding
half-blind
half-blood
half-blooded
half-blue
half-board
half-boot
half-bottle
half-bound
half-breed
half-brother
half-buried

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALF-ASSED

bare-assed
biassed
crevassed
degassed
dressed
embarrassed
gassed
glassed
harassed
hard-assed
massed
outgassed
processed
tightassed
unamassed
unbiassed
unclassed
unembarrassed
ungrassed
unsurpassed

Synonyms and antonyms of half-assed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «half-assed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALF-ASSED

Find out the translation of half-assed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of half-assed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «half-assed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不称职
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

a medias
570 millions of speakers

English

half-assed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधा assed
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هالفاسيد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неполные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meia-boca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধ-assed
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

foireux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Setengah pegang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

halbherzig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

中途半端に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

절반이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setengah mati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nửa assed
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரை assed
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्ध्या गधा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yarım yamalak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

assed
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pół dupą
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неповні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pe jumătate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μισή assed
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

half- assed
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halv -assed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

helt utafor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of half-assed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-ASSED»

The term «half-assed» is regularly used and occupies the 74.521 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-ASSED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about half-assed

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2 QUOTES WITH «HALF-ASSED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word half-assed.
1
Kirstie Alley
I love marriage. I failed at marriage, but I'd rather go into anything with gusto and fail than go into it half-assed.
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Kurt Vonnegut
If you can do a half-assed job of anything, you're a one-eyed man in a kingdom of the blind.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF-ASSED»

Discover the use of half-assed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to half-assed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir
" Sound familiar? "Half-Assed" is the captivating and incredibly honest story of Jennette's journey to get in shape, lose weight, and change her life.
Jennette Fulda, 2008
2
Becoming whole in a half-assed world: a primer to lighten up ...
In a smart book that's logical, entertaining and immensely helpful, Barbara Reasoner, who escaped "the torture of being a prisoner in a half-assed world", often readers a do-it-yourself program for personal independence, financial stability ...
Barbara Reasoner, 1997
3
13 1/2: Twelve Jurors, One Judge and and Half-assed Chance
Author Tori Rivers worked for four years to hear these stories and the descriptions of murders, rapes, marriages, travels, and Tommys views about America and the justice system as they have never been heard before. 13 1/2: Twelve Jurors, ...
Tori Rivers, 2008
4
Half-Assed Monk: Fashioning a Life of Interior Inquiry
By turns spiritual and philosophical, mystical and worldly, the "life of interior inquiry" seen developing here is both a rare actual demonstration of looking purposefully "within" for answers, and a suggestive and stimulating example of ...
Mega Wendell, 2012
5
Half-Assed Marines
Half-Assed Marines by novelist Seamon Glass follows World War II, teen-Marine Sherman Glossman as he tries to play his patriotic duty to fight fascism and battle against the Japanese Empire's incursions into the Pacific theatre.
Seamon Glass, 2010
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Chocolate & Vicodin: My Quest for Relief from the Headache ...
Jennette Fulda was riding high on the success of her first book, Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir, until one fateful day in February 2008, when she developed a headache—and it never went away.
Jennette Fulda, 2011
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The Most Intimate Revelations about Half-Assed: A ...
In this book, we have hand-picked the most sophisticated, unanticipated, absorbing (if not at times crackpot!), original and musing book reviews of "Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir.
David Skeat, 2013
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Half-Assed Health: How to Look Good Naked Without Starving, ...
I'm not going to give you all these crazy routines that other guys SAY they do on camera, and then sell you a bunch of junk.(Who the hell can do all these crazy "Blasting" and "Shredding" routines all the time anyway?)You're going to learn ...
John Rodriguez, 2011
9
The Half Assed Chef
On the contrary my Dad Sonny always said “When your going to do any thing in life don't do it half assed.” So I try to live up to that statement and give my best effort in all I do and still not take myself too seriously.Thank you for ...
Bob Johnson, 2012
10
Small Matters: A Year In Writing
As it turned out, my mother was right, I did prefer doing many things “half-assed.” Judy did not. Judy worked on my hot knife technique, on my spinning, on trying to make me understand the standards after which we were after, that her father ...
Joe Woodward, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF-ASSED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term half-assed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Comcast's New Half-Assed Answer To Netflix Is No Answer At All
So far, legacy cable operators have crafted an ingenious, two-pronged response to the rising threat of internet video competition. One ... «Techdirt, Jul 15»
2
Faith No More: The Real Thing and Angel Dust (Reissues …
While not exactly half-assed, Rhino's reissues of Faith No More's best-known albums aren't quite as good as they could be. The Real Thing ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
3
Wisconsin's Construction Industry Is In For A Rough Ride -- And So …
“In the meantime, whoever they were doing the work for is left holding a project that's half done or half-assed,” Martinez said. “I think the public ... «ThinkProgress, Jul 15»
4
Entrepreneur Q&A: Westchester Restaurateur Constantine …
You cannot open the doors half-assed and expect people to accept the inconsistencies. And opening a restaurant to just look cool or because you think you are ... «Westchester Magazine, Jul 15»
5
The Mad Max Comics' Half-Assed Female Characters -- Vulture
Let's be clear: The first Mad Max: Fury Road tie-in comic, Furiosa, is not good. It is, in fact, very bad. If I had a physical copy instead of a digital ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
6
The Time Ken Stabler Maybe Planted Cocaine On A Sportswriter He …
“If it's third and 20 and he's banged up, we know he's not going to throw some half-assed screen pass and wait for us to punt. If he needs extra ... «Deadspin, Jul 15»
7
Julie Taymor, David Fincher and Trent Reznor Seem to Be …
Judging by the talent allegedly involved, it seems like this isn't going to be any half-assed job. Taymor directed Titus and Frida but is mostly ... «Flavorwire, Jul 15»
8
'85 Super Bowl Champs Say 'Selfish' QB Jay Cutler Won't Make …
You better not, because it's gonna be half-assed and when the contractor wants to get it done,” McMichael said. “Ask yourself this, if you work ... «DNAinfo, Jul 15»
9
What Was Your Favorite Trailer From The #SDCC 2015?
Those 3 seconds are still better than a half-assed Venom in Spider-Man 3. What an overrated villain. iM Vuze. Lmao, no one made any mention ... «Bloody Disgusting, Jul 15»
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Smoke, mirrors strategy in IS fight | Commentary | bgdailynews.com
It's a half-assed way to fight any conflict. Even Obama can't truly believe this is the way to “degrade and ultimately destroy” the Islamic State as ... «Bowling Green Daily News, Jul 15»

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