lousier; lousiest
1
: infested (see infest sense 2) with lice
the ragged, lousy tribesmen—
T. E. Lawrence
T. E. Lawrence2
a
: totally repulsive (see repulsive sense 3) : contemptible
a lousy way of getting even
b
: miserably poor or inferior
got lousy grades
c
: somewhat ill
felt lousy after dinner
d
: amply supplied : replete
lousy with money
3
of silk
: fuzzy and specked because of splitting of the fiber
Examples of lousy in a Sentence
She got lousy grades in high school.
I like the work, but the pay is lousy.
He was a lousy husband.
They did a lousy job.
He drank too much and felt lousy the next morning.
It's a lousy, rainy day.
That's a lousy way to treat a friend.
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The lousy economic model explains why Real Madrid and Manchester United are the only soccer teams ranked in the top 20 of the world’s most valuable sports franchises, which skews heavily toward the NFL with its strict salary cap and $400-million-a-year TV checks.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 7 May 2025
However, there are a few good ideas buried under the weight of poor execution, lousy technology, dreadful marketing, steep pricing, or just merely something being ahead of its time.
—ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025
So the most obvious solution is to shop Bohm (maybe for a late-inning reliever) but trades are tricky to pull off, and Bohm’s value has never been lower after his lousy start (.228 average and zero home runs) to the '25 season.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Yet, all across this big world, lousy encounters continue.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 3 May 2025
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 7 May 2025
However, there are a few good ideas buried under the weight of poor execution, lousy technology, dreadful marketing, steep pricing, or just merely something being ahead of its time.
—ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025
So the most obvious solution is to shop Bohm (maybe for a late-inning reliever) but trades are tricky to pull off, and Bohm’s value has never been lower after his lousy start (.228 average and zero home runs) to the '25 season.
—Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Yet, all across this big world, lousy encounters continue.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 3 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for lousy
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“Lousy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lousy. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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lousy
adjective
lousier; lousiest
1
: infested with lice
2
a
: totally disgusting : contemptible
b
: of very poor quality
got lousy grades
c
: somewhat ill
felt lousy after dinner
d
: well supplied
lousy with money
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