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Lousy

//ˈlaʊ.zi// adj, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Remarkably bad; of poor quality. colloquial

    "No offense, but his cooking is lousy."

  2. 2
    Dirty or untidy. colloquial

    "I cleaned the lousy garage."

  3. 3
    Unwell; under the weather. colloquial

    "I caught a cold and I've been feeling lousy all week."

  4. 4
    Underhanded; mean; contemptible. colloquial

    "I've had enough of lousy backstabbing at this place."

  5. 5
    Infested with lice.
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  1. 6
    Filled or packed (with something, usually bad). colloquial, usually

    "The place was lousy with students."

Adjective
  1. 1
    infested with lice wordnet
  2. 2
    very bad wordnet
  3. 3
    vile; despicable wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English lousy, lowsy, lousi, equivalent to louse + -y.

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