lousier; lousiest
1
: infested (see infest sense 2) with lice
the ragged, lousy tribesmen—
T. E. Lawrence
T. E. Lawrence2
a
: totally repulsive (see repulsive sense 3) : contemptible
a lousy way of getting even
b
: miserably poor or inferior
got lousy grades
c
: somewhat ill
felt lousy after dinner
d
: amply supplied : replete
lousy with money
3
of silk
: fuzzy and specked because of splitting of the fiber
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She got lousy grades in high school.
I like the work, but the pay is lousy.
He was a lousy husband.
They did a lousy job.
He drank too much and felt lousy the next morning.
It's a lousy, rainy day.
That's a lousy way to treat a friend.
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This is my Christmas wish for a Lakers franchise that has lost the town to the Dodgers, lost the season because of a lousy roster, and just lost by 41 points to Pat Riley.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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For one, bedbugs don’t fly, are lousy walkers, and must hitch a ride to travel any significant distance.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
In other words, the crested anoles won the turf war, and the browns moved to a more dangerous place with a lousy view.
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Too many scenes are sweetened with lousy ADR gags, a real case of subtraction by addition.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
For one, bedbugs don’t fly, are lousy walkers, and must hitch a ride to travel any significant distance.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
In other words, the crested anoles won the turf war, and the browns moved to a more dangerous place with a lousy view.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Lousy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lousy. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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lousy
adjective
lousier; lousiest
1
: infested with lice
2
a
: totally disgusting : contemptible
b
: of very poor quality
got lousy grades
c
: somewhat ill
felt lousy after dinner
d
: well supplied
lousy with money
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