half-assed
Example Sentences
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And when that rage manifested in a successful “Don’t Rank Evil Andrew for Mayor” voter push, Cuomo’s flat-footed attempts to adjust for the general were just as half-assed as his no-show primary campaign.
From Slate
Reichardt is laying bare a privileged man’s half-assed delinquency, especially with O’Connor so hypnotic at conveying self-absorbed cluelessness with his woeful eyes, posture and movement.
From Los Angeles Times
I have used the title in a naked and half-assed attempt to be clever.
From Los Angeles Times
She adds, “I wouldn’t be able to do this show half-assed.”
From Los Angeles Times
Snap’s Spectacles are truly horrid, like something you’d wear as part of a half-assed Andy Warhol costume on Halloween.
From Slate
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