Half Assed

Pronunciation: /hæf æst/

Definitions of half assed

adjective showing a lack of effort or care; incomplete or inadequate

Example Sentences

A1 She did a half assed job on her homework.

A2 The team's performance was half assed and disappointing.

B1 The company's new marketing campaign was criticized for being half assed.

B2 The project manager was reprimanded for his half assed approach to the project.

C1 The artist refused to release the album until it was perfect, not half assed.

C2 The CEO was known for never accepting half assed work from his employees.

Examples of half assed in a Sentence

formal The team's half-assed effort led to a subpar result.

informal Don't do a half-assed job on this project, give it your all.

slang Stop being so half-assed about your responsibilities.

figurative His half-assed attempt at an apology did not suffice.

Grammatical Forms of half assed

• past tense: half assed
• plural: half assed
• comparative: more half assed
• superlative: most half assed
• present tense: half ass
• future tense: will half ass
• perfect tense: have half assed
• continuous tense: is half assing
• singular: half assed
• positive degree: half assed
• infinitive: to half ass
• gerund: half assing
• participle: half assed

Origin and Evolution of half assed

First Known Use: 1932 year

Language of Origin: American English

Story behind the word: The term 'half assed' originated from the American English slang 'half-ass', which likely derived from the expression 'half-assed job' meaning a task done poorly or incompletely.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe something done poorly or incompletely, the term 'half assed' has evolved to also convey a sense of laziness or lack of effort in various contexts.