Entry Word: lousy

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 arousing or deserving of oneʼs loathing and disgust <why, you lousy cheater!> — see contemptible 1
2 falling short of a standard <I actually play a pretty lousy game of tennis> — see bad 1
3 extremely unsatisfactory <a lousy meal that we shouldnʼt have had to pay for> — see wretched 1
4 of low quality <a tacky store selling lousy souvenirs that were made in some foreign sweatshop> — see cheap 2