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BNC: 14571 COCA: 8071

lousy

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
lousy /ˈlaʊzi/ adjective
lousier; lousiest
lousy
/ˈlaʊzi/
adjective
lousier; lousiest
Learner's definition of LOUSY
informal
: bad or poor糟糕的;恶劣的
: of poor quality : not good or skillful劣质的;低劣的;技术差的
often + at or with
: not well or healthy不舒服的;不健康的
: not happy or pleased不开心的;不高兴的
: not pleasant令人厌恶的;讨厌的
: not right or proper不正确的;不恰当的
used to make an angry statement or description more forceful(用于表示强烈的愤怒)该死的,讨厌的
: infested with lice满是虱子的 ( — see 1louse 1)

lousy with

informal
: having too much or too many of (something)充满;满是

— lousiness

/ˈlaʊzinəs/ noun [noncount]
BNC: 14571 COCA: 8071
lousier; lousiest
1
: infested (see infest sense 2) with lice
the ragged, lousy tribesmen T. E. Lawrence
2
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
lousily adverb
lousiness noun

Example Sentences

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. See More
Recent Examples on the Web That individual, who is no longer receiving a paycheck, must start withdrawing on their funds as the market is going down and the economy is lousy. Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes, 31 July 2022 However, the failure of Justice League ($659 million amid lousy reviews and a $300 million budget) overshadowed both WB’s triumphs with It and Dunkirk and the notion that there was an apparent ceiling on non-Tony Stark MCU flicks. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022 His best ticket back to the nomination despite his age, lousy polls and an unprepossessing record is Mr. Trump being the likely Republican nominee. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 From a mechanic’s point of view, 50 to 60 years ago, cars were pretty lousy, compared to cars today. Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022 Bed Bath & Beyond just ousted its CEO following less than three years on the job after the company reported lousy results in June. Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 8 Aug. 2022 Though the probability of hitting the Mega Millions jackpot is notoriously lousy, the chief executives of Raising Cane’s are hedging their bets after buying lottery tickets for all 50,000 of their fast-food employees — for the second time in a week. María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 26 July 2022 Consumer sentiment is another common recession signal used by Wall Street, and that’s been lousy dating back to mid-2021. Will Daniel, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2022 According to FactSet, the reporting period that just past was, by any measure, a lousy one. Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 23 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of lousy was in the 14th century
BNC: 14571 COCA: 8071

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