lousy
Americanadjective
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infested with lice.
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Informal.
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mean or contemptible.
That was a lousy thing to do.
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wretchedly bad; miserable.
a lousy job; I feel lousy.
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idioms
adjective
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slang very mean or unpleasant
a lousy thing to do
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slang inferior or bad
this is a lousy film
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infested with lice
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slang (foll by with)
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provided with an excessive amount (of)
he's lousy with money
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full of or teeming with
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Other Word Forms
- lousily adverb
- lousiness noun
Etymology
Origin of lousy
First recorded in 1350–1400, lousy is from the Middle English word lousi. See louse, -y 1
Example Sentences
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Or even just improving the lousy food at Crypto.com Arena.
From Los Angeles Times
Staying safe in a job that you already have but don’t like comes with its own set of challenges—whether it’s a difficult boss, tedious responsibilities, few opportunities for advancement, or lousy pay.
From Barron's
So why do I feel so lousy? he wondered.
From Literature
Because if she didn’t know the difference between a vest and a blouse, she was both a fool and a lousy conversationalist!
From Literature
“We’re doing some work that may prove important if things with Hitler heat up. Long hours, terrible pressure, lousy pay. Interested?”
From Literature
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