half-assed

== English == === Alternative forms === half-arsed (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) === Etymology === Possibly a humorous mispronunciation of haphazard. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhæfæst/, /hæfˈæst/ === Adjective === half-assed (comparative more half-assed, superlative most half-assed) (slang, somewhat vulgar) Poorly or incompetently done; desultory. Synonym: half-ass Coordinate terms: quarter-assed, whole-ass Near-synonym: halfhearted ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === half-assed simple past and past participle of half-ass === See also === half-baked half-cocked half-measure === References === === Further reading === “half-assed adj.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present Eric Partridge (2005), “half-assed”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 1 (A–I), London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 949.