lousy
infested with lice.
Informal.
mean or contemptible: That was a lousy thing to do.
wretchedly bad; miserable: a lousy job; I feel lousy.
Idioms about lousy
lousy with, Slang. well supplied with or filled with, often to excess: Our city is lousy with bad drivers.I wish I were lousy with money like my boss.
Origin of lousy
1Other words for lousy
Other words from lousy
- lous·i·ly, adverb
- lous·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby lousy
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How to use lousy in a sentence
Late in the regular season, against three lousy defenses, he padded stats and started connecting on deep balls.
What to know from NFL playoffs first round: Lamar Jackson wins and Tom Brady finds a way | Adam Kilgore | January 11, 2021 | Washington PostYouTube is lousy with Christmas and winter soundscapes, which I turn to every year, because California Christmas will always be just a touch disappointing to a Midwestern girl raised on drifting snow.
One Good Thing: The gentle, lovely beauty of the YouTube Christmas coffee shop | Emily VanDerWerff | December 25, 2020 | VoxFor all these reasons, it would be misguided to treat lousy lying as a “cognitive failure”, as it clearly serves several social functions.
‘I Won The Election’ – How Powerful People Use Lousy Lies To Twist Reality | LGBTQ-Editor | November 25, 2020 | No Straight NewsChallenger banks—some call them digital banks or neobanks—took off several years ago by exploiting customer frustration with the abusive fees and lousy mobile experience offered by incumbents.
One obvious factor shaking their faith is that growth has been lousy for decades.
Capitalism is in crisis. To save it, we need to rethink economic growth. | Katie McLean | October 14, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
Their intentions may be good, but their execution and insight are lousy.
Thailand has had a lousy track record with functioning democracy for many decades.
‘The Hunger Games’ Stars Silent on Thai Protesters | Asawin Suebsaeng | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPeter Shumlin has been doing a lousy job and voters turned against him, even though he outspent his opponent five to one.
Not surprisingly, some around Barry Goldwater thought it was a lousy idea.
The Getaway Car is lousy with these throwaway lines and asides.
Donald E. Westlake, The Man With The Getaway Face | Malcolm Jones | October 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFrey's a private dick—a lousy one, reckless and careless, but still he's a dick and your story didn't go.
Got more loyalty to a lousy machine than to the whole human race.
The Stutterer | R.R. MerlissCome one, come all—all you moth-eaten, lousy stiffs from Stiffville.
American Sketches | Charles WhibleySeveral kinds of beetles are subject to lice, but particularly that kind called by way of eminence the lousy beetle.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsAnd such a lousy, brawling lot of convicts I had never clapped eyes upon.
Richard Carvel, Complete | Winston Churchill
British Dictionary definitions for lousy
/ (ˈlaʊzɪ) /
slang very mean or unpleasant: a lousy thing to do
slang inferior or bad: this is a lousy film
infested with lice
(foll by with) slang
provided with an excessive amount (of): he's lousy with money
full of or teeming with
Derived forms of lousy
- lousily, adverb
- lousiness, noun
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