shitty

adjective

shit·​ty ˈshi-tē 

shittier; shittiest

1

vulgar : covered in or filled with feces

2

vulgar : extremely bad: such as

a

: of very poor quality

a shitty apartment

They did a shitty job.

We thought, Here comes another shitty group with an even shittier name.

—Debbie Harry

b

: extremely unpleasant

had a shitty day

working a shitty job

c

: suffering illness or distress

I woke up feeling really shitty. [=ill, sick, unwell]

She felt shitty [=guilty, regretful] about the way she'd treated them.

3

vulgar : cruel, unkind

shitty comments/behavior

a shitty person

It was a shitty thing to do/say.

Examples of shitty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There may be shitty people afoot in Independence, but not in that little house, not tonight. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026

But the tale of the shitty guy who uses his ‘saved’ status to avoid scrutiny of his current choices? — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

When the cryptocurrency bubble bursts, all that’s going to be left are shitty monkey JPEGs and worse Austrian economics. — ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026

Co-created by and starring Buteau, Survival of the Thickest follows plus-sized New York stylist Mavis after a surprising breakup forces her to reinvent her life — one shitty Brooklyn sublet at a time. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1