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Definition of lousy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lousy

adjective
 
/ˈlaʊzi/
 
/ˈlaʊzi/
(comparative lousier, superlative lousiest)
(informal)
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  1. very bad synonym awful, terrible
    • What lousy weather!
    • I’ve had a lousy day.
    • She felt lousy (= ill).
    • The food here is really lousy!
  2. [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.
  3. 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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