lousy
adjective
infested with lice.
lousiness
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a word derived from
lousy.
Example Sentences
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It isn’t always enough for a lousy horror comedy to splash around in its lousiness.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2022
He went out of his way to blame-shift the lousiness of the Giants on to Pat Shurmur, who was fired back in 2019, suggesting that Shurmur had infected the organization with all kinds of losering.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2022
But in larger terms, I hope you’ve explored, or are exploring, what went wrong in your marriage and what your contributions were to its lousiness.
From Slate ● Apr. 8, 2015
It’s been another lousy baseball season for hitters, worse than last year and the year before, which previously set marks for lousiness.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 24, 2014
I had not known a bath during all the time I was on the Somme and lousiness was part and parcel of my make-up.
From S.O.S. Stand to! by Reginald Grant
