English

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Etymology

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Humorous extension of half-assed, a quarter being even less than a half.

Adjective

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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.

Verb

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quarter-assed

  1. simple past and past participle of quarter-ass