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Definition of lousy - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
- The performance was lousy and disappointing..
2.
- I feel lousy and might have a fever.
3.
- His room was always lousy and disorganized.
4.
- He made a lousy comment that upset everyone.
5.
- The attic was lousy with old junk.
6.
liceinfested with lice
- The child had a lousy head and needed treatment.
Expressions with lousy
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experience a general sense of being unwell
I feel lousy today, so I'm staying in bed.
full of something unpleasant
The old house was lousy with rats.
Origin of lousy
English, louse (parasite) + -y (characterized by)
Examples of lousy in a sentence
He gave a lousy excuse for being late. After the workout, she felt lousy all day. He's been feeling lousy since catching a cold. The kitchen looked lousy after the party. He wore a lousy shirt covered in stains. His lousy attitude ruined the entire evening.
She gave a lousy excuse for her behavior. The garden was lousy with weeds. Her hair was lousy with lice after the trip. The lousy clothing needed to be thoroughly cleaned. He was sent home from school for having a lousy scalp.
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- French:médiocre, fichu, ...
- German:miserabel, mies, ...
- Italian:scadente, malandato, ...
- Spanish:pésimo, mal, ...
- Portuguese:horrível, ruim, ...
- Chinese:糟糕的, 不舒服的, ...
- Japanese:ひどい, 気分が悪い, ...
- Arabic:رَدِيء, مُتَوَعِّك, ...
- Hebrew:גָּרוּעַ, מְלֻכְלָךְ, ...
- Russian:отвратительный, плохой, ...
- Ukrainian:паршивий, неохайний, ...
- Hindi:घटिया, अस्वस्थ, ...
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