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sorry-ass

sorry-ass adjective: pitiful, worthless; utterly terrible or dire.

Adjective

sorry-ass (comparative more sorry-ass, superlative most sorry-ass)

  1. (slang, sometimes considered vulgar) Pitiful, worthless; utterly terrible or dire.

Synonyms of sorry-ass

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Forms of sorry-ass

comparativemore sorry-ass
superlativemost sorry-ass

Origin of sorry-ass

From sorry + -ass.

Questions about sorry-ass

What does sorry-ass mean?
Sorry-ass means pitiful, worthless; utterly terrible or dire.
What part of speech is sorry-ass?
Sorry-ass is an adjective.

Words near sorry-ass in the dictionary

  1. sorry for oneself
  2. sorry I'm late
  3. sorry not sorry
  4. Sorry, Charlie
  5. sorry, not sorry
  6. sorry-ass
  7. sorry-not-sorry
  8. sorryful
  9. sorrying
  10. sorryish
  11. sorrys

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