Definition of LOUSY

lousy

Adjective Satellite

  • very bad
    • "a lousy play"
  • infested with lice
    • "burned their lousy clothes"
  • vile; despicable
    • "a dirty (or lousy) trick"

Adj

  • Remarkably bad; of poor quality.
  • Dirty or untidy.
  • Unwell; under the weather.
  • Underhanded; mean; contemptible.
  • Infested with lice.
  • Filled or packed (with something, usually bad).

Adjective

  • Very poor in quality; extremely bad or contemptible.

Examples

  • He had a LOUSY tile rack, but still managed to pull off a respectable score.
  • I caught a cold and I've been feeling lousy all week.
  • I cleaned the lousy garage.
  • I've had enough of lousy backstabbing at this place.
  • No offense, but his cooking is lousy.
  • The place was lousy with students.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English lousy, lowsy, lousi, equivalent to louse + -y.

Synonyms

crappy, dirty, filthy, icky, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinky, -ridden, inundated, jam-packed, miserable, riddled, teeming

Scrabble Score: 8

lousy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lousy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lousy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

lousy: valid Words With Friends Word