Synonyms for lousy
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : lou-zee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaʊ zi |
Top 10 synonyms for lousy Other synonyms for the word lousy
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
- 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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