Noun: lousiness law-zee-nus
- Infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching
"The school nurse checked students for signs of lousiness";
- pediculosis
- The quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
"The lousiness of the decaying food made everyone lose their appetite";
- loathsomeness, repulsiveness, sliminess, vileness, wickedness
Type of: distastefulness, infestation, odiousness, offensiveness
Encyclopedia: Lousiness