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lousy

Pronunciation: /ˈlaʊ.zi/

The English word “lousy” has 7 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Insufficient and less than expected of a good thing.
  2. Remarkably bad; of poor quality.
  3. Dirty or untidy.
  4. Underhanded; mean; contemptible.
  5. Unwell; under the weather.
  6. Infested with lice.
  7. Filled or packed (with something, usually bad).

Etymology

From Middle English lousy, lowsy, lousi, equivalent to louse + -y.

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