asshatty en · ADJ
Etymology
From asshat + -y.
Meanings
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(derogatory, slang, vulgar) Like an asshat; obnoxiously foolish, rude, etc.
Gregory will join the Watch and help you make Travellers less asshatty, […]
2013, Katie MacAlister, Time Thief, Signet, →ISBN:Symptoms include being inconsiderate and generally asshatty to friends and family, the common offensive use of racial epithets, and a tendency to interfere in other people's business uninvited “for the laughs.”
2012, E. Gabriella Coleman (quoting Encyclopedia Dramatica), "Phreaks, Hackers, and Trolls: The Politics of Transgression and Spectacle", in The Social Media Reader (ed. Michael Mandiberg), New York University Press (2012), page 112[…] My behavior was ass-hatty in the extreme. Everything I said was from the box of stupid I brought in with me. Since I can't take it back, you have to forgive me. You don't have a choice.”
2009, Nora Roberts, Vision in White, Berkley, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most asshatty | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more asshatty | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |