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

Not everybody needs to spend the rest of their life totally abstinent with a cup of shitty coffee in a Styrofoam cup regurgitating platitudes. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026

Well that was a shitty situation 🙂‍↕️ Authorities were called to an area in Kansas City, Missouri because the heard knocking and screaming inside a porter potty. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026

But when asked to convey human-woman concerns, like a shitty dad, a shitty husband, and a shitty mother-in-law, that intense gaze can become inscrutable, even incomprehensible — a closed door to her interiority instead of a way in. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 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

Word History

First Known Use

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1