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   Lous·y

   /ˈlouzē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. very poor or bad; disgusting: informal "the service is usually lousy" Similar awfulterribleappallingabysmalvery badatrociousdesperateunspeakablefrightfulmiserablepoorincompetentinadequateunsatisfactoryinferiornot up to scratchcarelesssecond-rateshoddyslovenlyinformal:rottenpatheticuselesshopelessduffpoxyrubbishpantsa load of pantsOpposite goodcompetent
   • ▪ ill; in poor physical condition: "she felt lousy" Similar illunwellpoorlysicknauseousnauseatedqueasybadoffoff colourinformal:roughrottenawfulout of sortsunder the weathergrottyropyvulgar slang:crappyOpposite wellhealthy
   • 2. infested with lice. Similar lice-infestedlice-riddenrare:pedicularpediculousOpposite cleanfumigated
   • ▪ teeming with (something regarded as bad or undesirable): informal "the town is lousy with tourists"

   Derivatives

   • 1. lousily adverb
   • 2. lousiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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