lousy

lous-y · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (informal) Very poor or bad; of low quality.

  2. 2.

    (informal) Feeling unwell.

  3. 3.

    (informal, with "with") Having too much of something.

  4. 4.

    (original meaning) Infested with lice.

Related words

Antonyms: excellent, great, wonderful
See also: awful, rotten, terrible
Synonyms: awful, rotten, terrible

Etymology

From Middle English lousy ("infested with lice"), from lous ("louse"). The slang meaning "bad, poor" developed in the 19th century.