"quarter-assed" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more quarter-assed [comparative], most quarter-assed [superlative]
Etymology: Humorous extension of half-assed, a quarter being even less than a half. Head templates: {{en-adj}} quarter-assed (comparative more quarter-assed, superlative most quarter-assed)
  1. (humorous) Very half-assed; that is (from another figurative viewpoint), even less than half-assed. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-quarter-assed-en-adj-HvSib5lM Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11

Verb [English]

Etymology: Humorous extension of half-assed, a quarter being even less than a half. Head templates: {{head|en|verb forms}} quarter-assed
  1. simple past and past participle of quarter-ass Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: quarter-ass
    Sense id: en-quarter-assed-en-verb-ot9aJISX
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      "form": "more quarter-assed",
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    {
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        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Very half-assed; that is (from another figurative viewpoint), even less than half-assed."
      ],
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        [
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        [
          "half-assed",
          "half-assed"
        ]
      ],
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        "(humorous) Very half-assed; that is (from another figurative viewpoint), even less than half-assed."
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "quarter-assed"
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  "etymology_text": "Humorous extension of half-assed, a quarter being even less than a half.",
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      "form": "more quarter-assed",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "most quarter-assed",
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      ],
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      ],
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          "half-assed",
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        "(humorous) Very half-assed; that is (from another figurative viewpoint), even less than half-assed."
      ],
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