Meanings
adjectivequarter-assed (comparative more quarter-assed, superlative most quarter-assed)
comparative more quarter-assed · superlative most quarter-assed
- humorousVery half-assed; that is (from another figurative viewpoint), even less than half-assed.
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of quarter-ass
Origin
A humorous extension of half-assed, a quarter being even less than a half.
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APA
quarter-assed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter-assed
MLA
“quarter-assed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter-assed. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quarter-assed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter-assed.
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