really sucky
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8.4
- adjective
- Slang
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muy malo
- The weather today is really sucky—it's cold and pouring rain.
Examples
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Her performance in the play was really sucky, leaving the audience disappointed.
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Her interview went really sucky, and she didn't get the job.
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This hotel room is really sucky, with broken lights and no hot water.
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This movie is really sucky!
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The weather today is really sucky.
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I had a really sucky day at work that made me feel stressed and unhappy.
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The movie received terrible reviews; many said it had a really sucky script.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not good in quality or below the usual standard
∞
1.0
Very bad or unpleasant and often serious
∞
1.0
Very bad or unpleasant and causing dislike
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4.1
Very bad or mean and not liked by people
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7.5
Very bad or of low quality
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1.0
Very bad and unpleasant to experience
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9.9
Very bad or low quality, used to show strong dislike
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6.7
Low quality and unpleasant
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9.5
Very unfunny and not impressive, so people feel disappointed
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3.8
Very bad or of poor quality
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7.1
Very bad or of poor quality
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9.3
Very bad or disappointing to experience
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7.0
Being very bad and of low quality
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8.4
Very bad and unpleasant
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5.7
In very bad condition and of very poor quality
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9.9
Very bad or disappointing
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6.0
Dirty and not good quality
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8.2
Very bad and unpleasant, of poor quality
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5.5
Very bad in quality or condition
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9.9
Very bad in quality but so silly it is almost funny
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9.2
Poor in quality and not good enough
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7.0
Poor quality and disappointing
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4.3
A very bad or shocking thing, often a poor story
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7.4
Very unpleasant to see, smell, taste, or touch
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8.8
Not as good as expected and a bit upsetting
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9.2
An informal word used to say something is bad or low quality
Not as good as expected or needed
Something that is very bad and unpleasant
Cheap and poorly made
Of very poor quality and not good
Antonyms
How Bad
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'sucky' conveys disappointing/low quality and 'really' functions as a degree modifier, so the phrase's meaning 'very bad' is directly derived from its parts. This simple intensifier + adjective composition is a common, transparent pattern that a B1 learner who knows both constituents will understand.
Etymology
The phrase really sucky comes from a simple picture: something that sucks like a vacuum or straw and pulls away the good parts, leaving you unhappy. That's why really sucky, with really making it stronger, means 'very bad' or 'disappointing'.