lousy
adjective/ˈlaʊzi/
/ˈlaʊzi/
(comparative lousier, superlative lousiest)
(informal)- very bad synonym awful, terrible
- What lousy weather!
- I’ve had a lousy day.
- She felt lousy (= ill).
- The food here is really lousy!
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- [only before noun] used to show that you feel annoyed or offended because you do not think that something is worth very much
- All she bought me was this lousy T-shirt.
- He offered me a lousy £100 for it.
- lousy with something/somebody (North American English) having too much of something or too many people
- This place is lousy with tourists in August.
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