What does lousy mean?

Definitions for lousy
ˈlaʊ zilousy

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word lousy.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. icky, crappy, lousy, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinkyadjective

    very bad

    "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world"

  2. lousyadjective

    infested with lice

    "burned their lousy clothes"

  3. dirty, filthy, lousyadjective

    vile; despicable

    "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor"

GCIDE

  1. Lousyadjective

    Very bad; as, to feel lousy; to do a lousy job.

Wiktionary

  1. lousyadjective

    Remarkably bad; of poor quality, dirty, or underhanded; mean, contemptible.

  2. lousyadjective

    Infested with lice.

  3. lousyadjective

    Filled or packed with something.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Lousyadjective

    Etymology: from louse.

    Let him be daub’d with lace, live high and whore,
    Sometimes be lousy, but be never poor. John Dryden, Juv.

    Sweetbriar and gooseberry are only lousy in dry times, or very hot places. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

    I pray you now remembrance on the lousy knave mine host.
    A lousy knave, to have his gibes and his mockeries. William Shakespeare.

ChatGPT

  1. lousy

    Lousy is an adjective referring to something extremely poor in quality, performance or condition; substandard or inferior. It can also be used to describe unpleasant or miserable conditions or feelings. Additionally, it can refer to being infested with lice.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lousyadjective

    infested with lice

  2. Lousyadjective

    mean; contemptible; as, lousy knave

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lousy in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lousy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of lousy in a Sentence

  1. Lisa Damour:

    ‘Clearly, part of you wants to hang out with that classmate, but another part of you knows that every time you do, you walk away feeling lousy. Help me understand this,’.

  2. Prems Sikka:

    This is a lousy number and we need to know more.

  3. Gail Saltz:

    Children lack good judgment. They might do things that are lousy ideas, but seem good in the moment. Once the cat is out of the bag -- and the video is online -- there is not a whole lot you can do about it.

  4. Scott Walker:

    Remember Barack Obama had never run anything in government before, and we see what a lousy president he's been, i've run things. I've actually got things done.

  5. Brad Bannon:

    It's almost like he's running because this billionaire wants to stop Elizabeth Warren, it's lousy for Joe Biden but great for Elizabeth Warren.

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