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- pronunciation:
- laU
zi
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
lousier, lousiest |
| definition 1: |
having many lice, as on the body.
- synonyms:
- pediculous
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| definition 2: |
(informal) nasty, mean, or contemptible.
Cheating your own brother is a lousy thing to do.- synonyms:
- contemptible, despicable, mean, nasty, wretched
- antonyms:
- swell, wonderful
- similar words:
- bad, base, crummy, detestable, loathsome, low, malicious, miserable, no-good, scurvy, unkind, unpleasant, vile
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| definition 3: |
(informal) very bad; without value.
Don't waste your time seeing that lousy movie.- synonyms:
- awful, bad, dreadful, terrible, wretched
- antonyms:
- dandy, mean, swell, wonderful
- similar words:
- bum, careless, crummy, halfassed, hopeless, pathetic, poor, rotten, shabby, shoddy, worthless
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| definition 4: |
(informal) not well.
The fever made her feel lousy.- synonyms:
- awful, bad, crummy, miserable, wretched
- similar words:
- rotten, terrible
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| related words: |
cull, despicable, inferior, wretched |
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| derivations: |
lousily (adv.), lousiness (n.) |
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