lousy

/'lauzi/

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A lousy trick left the boy feeling sad and betrayed.

Definition

Adjective:
- Very bad; of poor quality: Used to describe something that is extremely unpleasant, unsatisfactory, or of very low standard.
- Infested with lice: Literally meaning covered with or containing lice (the parasitic insects).
- Mean, contemptible, or vile: Used to describe a person or action that is despicable or morally repugnant.
- Teeming with; full of (slang): Used informally, often with "with," to mean having a large amount of something.

Usage Examples

Describing poor quality:
- The service at the restaurant was absolutely lousy.
- I had a lousy day at work; everything went wrong.
Describing infestation (literal):
- The stray dog was lousy and needed medical care.
Describing contemptible behavior:
- That was a lousy thing to say to your friend.
- He played a lousy trick on me.
Describing abundance (slang):
- After the deal, he was lousy with cash.
- The garden is lousy with rabbits this spring.

Advanced Usage

"To feel lousy": To feel unwell, either physically or emotionally.
- I think I'm getting a cold; I feel lousy.
- She felt lousy about forgetting his birthday.
Used as an intensifier for negative qualities.
- He's a lousy, no-good cheat.

Variants and Related Words

Lousily (adverb): In a lousy manner.
- The project was lousily managed.
Lousiness (noun): The state or quality of being lousy.
- The lousiness of the hotel room was appalling.

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Related Idioms and Phrases

"Lousy with something" (informal): Having too much of something; overflowing with.
- The antique shop was lousy with vintage furniture.
"A lousy deal": An unfair or bad transaction or situation.
- Getting paid so little for all that work was a lousy deal.

A lousy trick left the boy feeling sad and betrayed.

Adjective

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