lousy

[ lou-zee ]
/ ˈlaʊ zi /

adjective, lous·i·er, lous·i·est.

infested with lice.
Informal.
  1. mean or contemptible: That was a lousy thing to do.
  2. wretchedly bad; miserable: a lousy job; I feel lousy.

Idioms for 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

First recorded in 1350–1400, lousy is from the Middle English word lousi. See louse, -y1

SYNONYMS FOR lousy

2a shabby, nasty, crummy.

OTHER WORDS FROM lousy

lous·i·ly, adverb lous·i·ness, noun

Words nearby lousy

loury, louse, louse up, louser, lousewort, lousy, lousy with, lout, louth, loutish, loutrophoros

Example sentences from the Web for lousiness

  • Pediculosis: a state of lousiness, or the abnormal condition caused by the multiplication of lice on the body: sec phthiriasis.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology |John. B. Smith

  • Thus, we have Pediculid (the source of lousiness), Philopterid, and Liotheid.

    Parasites |T. Spencer Cobbold

  • I had not known a bath during all the time I was on the Somme and lousiness was part and parcel of my make-up.

    S.O.S. Stand to! |Reginald Grant

British Dictionary definitions for lousiness

lousy
/ (ˈlaʊzɪ) /

adjective lousier or lousiest

slang very mean or unpleasant a lousy thing to do
slang inferior or bad this is a lousy film
infested with lice
(foll by with) slang
  1. provided with an excessive amount (of)he's lousy with money
  2. full of or teeming with

Derived forms of lousy

lousily, adverb lousiness, noun