lousy

Meaning

1. (colloquial) Remarkably bad; of poor quality.
2. (colloquial) Dirty or untidy.
3. (colloquial) Unwell; under the weather.
4. (colloquial) Underhanded; mean; contemptible.
5. Infested with lice.
6. (colloquial, usually) Filled or packed (with something, usually bad).

Synonyms

rotten

wretched

foul

nasty

shitty

vile

trashy

filthy

crappy

lice-ridden

mean

bad

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detestable

gross

low

awful

lowlife

dirty

stinky

sordid

sleazy

loathsome

hideous

abhorrent

abominable

miserable

ghastly

execrable

worthless

stinking

accursed

ugly

icky

horrid

horrible

poor

rubbish

revolting

horrendous

no good

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gruesome

no-good

good-for-nothing

crestfallen

distasteful

disliked

contemptible

common

disgusting

loath

Translations

piojoso

pidocchioso

verlaust

lausig

pouilleux

mies

laido

piètre

bitli

schifoso

gemeen

übel

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lelijk

scheußlich

schlecht

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlaʊ.zi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: lousy

In summary

From Middle English lousy, lowsy, lousi, equivalent to louse + -y.