Synonyms for lousy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : lou-zee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaʊ zi

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Définition of lousy

Origin : mid-14c., lousi, "infested with lice," from louse + -y (2). Figurative use as a generic adjective of abuse dates from late 14c.; sense of "swarming with" (money, etc.) is American English slang from 1843. Related: Lousiness.

adj very bad

Example sentences :

Was that lousy Bourguignon going to stop them from having a drink?
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

Let them learn thus the price of mutiny in their lousy ranks.
Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini

"Hah, now you're being suspicious," I said, lousy with virtue.
Extract from : « Sorry: Wrong Dimension » by Ross Rocklynne

"It's a lousy thing to do," cried Donnelly as he snapped off the set.
Extract from : « Rescue Squad » by Thomas J. O'Hara

A lousy little piece of tin and glass is going to solve all the crimes.
Extract from : « Watchbird » by Robert Sheckley

"By the great hook-block, they're lousy already," said Long Jack.
Extract from : « "Captains Courageous" » by Rudyard Kipling

It would be just like the Pantheon, he thought, to pull a lousy trick like that.
Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett

Got more loyalty to a lousy machine than to the whole human race.
Extract from : « The Stutterer » by R.R. Merliss

Too bad Security didn't think I was as lousy a reporter as you do!
Extract from : « Police Your Planet » by Lester del Rey

"I know it's a lousy, fouled-up situation, commander," he said with evident irony.
Extract from : « Shock Absorber » by E.G. von Wald

Antonyms for lousy

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