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Adjective: lousy (lousier,lousiest)  law-zee
  1. [informal] Very bad
    "a lousy play";
    - icky [informal], rotten, stinking, stinky [informal], dire [Brit, informal], rubbish [Brit, informal], crummy [informal]
     
  2. Infested with lice
    "burned their lousy clothes"
     
  3. [informal] Vile; despicable
    "a lousy trick";
    - dirty, filthy, cruddy [informal]

Derived forms: lousier, lousiest

See also: awful, bad, dirty, nasty, soiled, unclean

Encyclopedia: Lousy