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

Media blitz on this shitty product has going on for far too long, feels like mask mandates and two weeks to stop the spread. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 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

To normies, this abrogation of procedure and consensus is the route to a shitty, substandard building. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Apr. 2026

Once beloved, Miasma fell from grace over the years thanks to a series of shitty sequels plus later generations’ reappraisal of the films’ blatant misogyny and transphobia. — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 14 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1