half-assed

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [haf-ast, hahf-]
- /ˈhæfˈæst, ˈhɑf-/
- /ˈhɑːf.æst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [haf-ast, hahf-]
- /ˈhæfˈæst, ˈhɑf-/

Definitions of half-assed word

adjective half-assed insufficient or haphazard; not fully planned or developed. 1
adjective half-assed incompetent; lacking sufficient ability or knowledge. 1
adjective half-assed Half-assed remarks, ideas, or actions are poorly planned or poorly performed. 0
adjective half-assed incompetent; inept 0
adjective half-assed lacking efficiency or organization 0
adjective half-assed having or showing little thought, care, or foresight 0

See all 8 definitions of half-assed

Information block about the term

Origin of half-assed

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

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

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Half-assed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Half-assed

half-assed popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for half-assed

adj half-assed

superficial — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
offhand — cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
random — proceeding, made, or occurring without definite aim, reason, or pattern: the random selection of numbers.
perfunctory — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
sketchy — like a sketch; giving only outlines or essentials. Synonyms: cursory, rough, meager, crude.

All 26 Synonyms of half-assed

Antonyms for half-assed

adj half-assed

careful — If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
detailed — A detailed report or plan contains a lot of details.
meticulous — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
painstaking — taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful: a painstaking craftsman; painstaking research.
thorough — executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.

All 8 Antonyms of half-assed

half-assed

Transcription

Definitions of half-assed word

Information block about the term

Origin of half-assed

First appearance:

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Half-assed

half-assed popularity

Synonyms for half-assed

adj half-assed

Antonyms for half-assed

adj half-assed

See also

Matching words