narrow-assed
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Also seen as: narrowassed
Meaning · English
Synonym of half-assed (“Poorly or incompetently done; desultory”).
Register: slang, vulgar
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
What they chose to do with it is unknown, but there is one thing the entire world knows, and that is the fact that Ahmadinejad will do just about anything to keep his narrow-assed, narrow-minded, underhanded, erroneous, grubby, gluttonous hands in the cookie jar.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “narrow-assed” mean?
Synonym of half-assed (“Poorly or incompetently done; desultory”).
Is “narrow-assed” formal or informal?
narrow-assed is generally slang, vulgar.