lousy
- infested with lice.
- Informal.
- mean or contemptible: That was a lousy thing to do.
- wretchedly bad; miserable: a lousy job; I feel 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
Synonyms for lousy
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poor, shoddy, terrible, second-rate, rotten, horrible, awful, miserable, base, contemptible, despicable, dirty, execrable, faulty, harmful, hateful, inferior, low, mean, outrageousExamples from the Web for lousy
Contemporary Examples of lousy
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.
Peter 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.
Historical Examples of lousy
Was that lousy Bourguignon going to stop them from having a drink?
L'AssommoirEmile Zola
Let them learn thus the price of mutiny in their lousy ranks.
The Sea-HawkRaphael Sabatini
"Hah, now you're being suspicious," I said, lousy with virtue.
Sorry: Wrong DimensionRoss Rocklynne
"It's a lousy thing to do," cried Donnelly as he snapped off the set.
Rescue SquadThomas J. O'Hara
A lousy little piece of tin and glass is going to solve all the crimes.
WatchbirdRobert Sheckley
lousy
- 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