lousy
[ lou-zee ]
/ ˈlaʊ zi /
adjective, lous·i·er, lous·i·est.
infested with lice.
Informal.
- mean or contemptible: That was a lousy thing to do.
- wretchedly bad; miserable: a lousy job; I feel lousy.
RELATED WORDS
poor, shoddy, terrible, second-rate, rotten, horrible, awful, miserable, base, contemptible, despicable, dirty, execrable, faulty, harmful, hateful, inferior, low, mean, outrageous
Idioms
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
Related formslous·i·ly, adverblous·i·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for lousy
lousy
/ (ˈlaʊzɪ) /
adjective lousier or lousiest
slang very mean or unpleasanta lousy thing to do
slang inferior or badthis 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 Formslousily, adverblousiness, noun
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Word Origin and History for lousy
lousy
mid-14c., lousi, "infested with lice," from louse + -y (2). Figurative use as a generic adjective of abuse dates from late 14c.; sense of "swarming with" (money, etc.) is American English slang from 1843. Related: Lousiness.
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