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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 |
adverb + (adj.)lousy
consistently, pretty
(adj.)lousy
+ noun
accent,
actress,
aim,
banjo,
bastard,
boss,
buck,
bunch,
businessman,
deal,
dollar,
driver,
economy,
freezer,
guitar,
habit,
handwriting,
job,
joke,
lane,
liar,
lobster,
lover,
luck,
math,
mogul,
mood,
movie,
pen,
pun,
rating,
return,
salary,
seller,
shot,
start,
taste,
timing,
weather
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| derivations: |
lousily (adv.), lousiness (n.) |
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