"sick-ass" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more sick-ass [comparative], most sick-ass [superlative]
Etymology: From sick + -ass. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sick|ass}} sick + -ass Head templates: {{en-adj|head=sick-ass}} sick-ass (comparative more sick-ass, superlative most sick-ass)
  1. Mentally disturbed or unsound; malevolently crazy.
    Sense id: en-sick-ass-en-adj-4Zm2nbxK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ass Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ass: 100 0
  2. Impressive.
    Sense id: en-sick-ass-en-adj-QgiLsLwJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sickass, sick ass

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