Lousy

/ˈlaʊ.zi/

Synonyms for "lousy" (118 found)

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Closest matches (24)

abominable alivealive witharrant atrocious awful bad base beastlybeneath contemptbeset blameworthy brutal cheap contemptible deplorable despicable detestable dire

Adjective(5 words)

crappy cruddy crummiest crummy defective

Strong matches (35)

dirty disgusting dreadful egregious enormous fetid filthy flagrant foul fulsome grievous gross grubby hateful heinous horrible horrid infamous inferior infested

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lamentable loathsome low low-quality mean miserable monstrous nasty nefarious noisome

Adjective(5 words)

dirty filthy icky inferiorinfested with

Related words (59)

notorious obnoxious odious offensive outrageous pedicular pediculous pitiable pitiful plagued poor punk rank ratty ravaged regrettable reprehensible repulsive rotten sad

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scandalous schlock scurvy second-rate shabby shameful shocking shoddy sick sordid squalid teeming terribletoo badunclean vicious vile villainous woeful wormy worst worthless wretched

Adjective(10 words)

overrun withpoorrife withrotten shitty shoddy stinking stinky substandardteeming with

Noun(4 words)

shit shite sucking whack

Adjective(1 words)

slim

Verb(1 words)

sucked

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More general

5 entries

colloquial expressiondescriptive adjectiveevaluative adjectiveidiompejorative term

More specific

5 entries

defective infestationpest infestationshoddy substandard

Collocations

6 entries

lousy excuselousy joblousy performancelousy qualitylousy resultslousy weather

Inflections

2 entries

lousier lousiest

Derivations

2 entries

lousily lousiness

similar

6 entries

awful bad dirty nasty soiled unclean

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

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That's the thing about people who think they hate computers. What they really hate is lousy programmers.

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I expect it's his lousy personality that drives off the ladies.

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Tom did a lousy job.

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Tom is a lousy dancer.

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