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  • adverb In a half-assed manner; poorly or incompetently

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  • Sliding without apparent effort into the baggy matrix of Apatow-ness, where every character — however half-assedly written — is allowed his or her lopsided human value, Brand played a sharp-tongued, oversexed cheeky-monkey rock star with the accent of a Blakean chimney sweep.

    Brit Wit 2009

  • Without a ready supply of oil, how will be produce the thousands of plastic bags necessary to half-assedly clean up after offshore drilling spills?

    Oil Three « Gerry Canavan 2010

  • Sliding without apparent effort into the baggy matrix of Apatow-ness, where every character — however half-assedly written — is allowed his or her lopsided human value, Brand played a sharp-tongued, oversexed cheeky-monkey rock star with the accent of a Blakean chimney sweep.

    Brit Wit 2009

  • It's more ironic that the universe is half-assedly put together, then any so called smearing of artificial intelligence, or some ancient flawed idea that the mind is not physically bound to the substrate of space and time.

    A True or False Prophet? 2008

  • I couldn't come close to what Steve was doing, but I could at least, even if half-assedly blog a little.

    Why I Write 2008

  • So I dunno, I guess I'll just keep on slowly sipping my drink here, half-assedly watching the hockey game (I might actually turn the volume on now) and exercise a little while I kill some time before calling Capital City Guy.

    I'm Supposed To Be The Withdrawn Angry One, Dammit! emu-head 2009

  • So now he's not coming, cuz he doesn't want to stay in Cracktown overnight ... he kinda half-assedly offered to still drive me up there Saturday morning, but I pretty much told him just to forget it.

    You Can't Depend On Anyone But Yourself emu-head 2009

  • If I am told an opinion that I agree with even half-assedly, I offer a hearty "absolutely" as a show of my support.

    Una LaMarche: How Not to Interview a Famous Person 2009

  • Just not half-assedly executed on a giant pile of poo.

    The Yuletide is Coming In 2009

  • Unsurprisingly, Cloverfield comes to us half-assedly packaged like a secret government file if they wanted to maintain the illusion, why not go all the way as did the film?

    Cloverfield (2008) 2008

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