"arsed" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɑːst/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: EN-AU ck1 arsed.ogg [Australia] Forms: more arsed [comparative], most arsed [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)st Head templates: {{en-adj}} arsed (comparative more arsed, superlative most arsed)
  1. (Commonwealth, vulgar, slang, chiefly in the negative) Bothered; willing to make an effort. Tags: Commonwealth, slang, vulgar Synonyms: fucked, asked (english: minced oath)
    Sense id: en-arsed-en-adj-T~0msfpA Categories (other): Commonwealth English, English negative polarity items, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 2 45
  2. (vulgar, in combinations) Having a particular kind of arse Tags: vulgar
    Sense id: en-arsed-en-adj-yrsTewv6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: duck arsed, duck-arsed, half-arsed, like a blue-arsed fly, rat arsed, rat-arsed, smart-arsed

Verb

IPA: /ɑːst/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: EN-AU ck1 arsed.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)st Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} arsed
  1. simple past and past participle of arse. Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: arse
    Sense id: en-arsed-en-verb-l8xPd2st Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 2 45

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