"quarter-assed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more quarter-assed [comparative], most quarter-assed [superlative]
Etymology: Humorous extension of half-assed, a quarter being even less than a half. Etymology templates: {{m|en|half-assed}} half-assed Head templates: {{en-adj}} quarter-assed (comparative more quarter-assed, superlative most quarter-assed)
  1. (humorous) Thoroughly half-assed; that is (from another figurative viewpoint), even less than half-assed. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-quarter-assed-en-adj-~8zfyfB4

Verb

Etymology: Humorous extension of half-assed, a quarter being even less than a half. Etymology templates: {{m|en|half-assed}} half-assed 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59

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