lousy
/ˈlaʊ.zi/ adjective B2- Insufficient and less than expected of a good thing. · I worked here all summer and all I got was this lousy T-shirt.
- Remarkably bad; of poor quality. · No offense, but his cooking is lousy.
- Dirty or untidy. · I cleaned the lousy garage.
- Underhanded; mean; contemptible. · I've had enough of lousy backstabbing at this place.
- Unwell; under the weather. · I caught a cold and I've been feeling lousy all week.
- Infested with lice.
- Filled or packed (with something, usually bad). · The place was lousy with students.
Comparative lousier · Superlative lousiest
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