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–adjective, lous·i·er, lous·i·est.

1.	infested with lice.

Informal.

a.	mean or contemptible: That was a lousy thing to do.

b.	wretchedly bad; miserable: a lousy job; I feel lousy.

—Idiom

3.	lousy with, Slang. well supplied with: lousy with money.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME lousi. See louse, -y¹

]

—Related forms

lous·i·ly, adverb

lous·i·ness, noun

—Synonyms 2a. shabby, nasty, crummy.

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adj. lous·i·er, lous·i·est

Infested with lice.
Extremely contemptible; nasty: a lousy trick.
Very painful or unpleasant: a lousy headache.
Inferior or worthless: a lousy play.
Slang Abundantly supplied: lousy with money.

lous'i·ly adv., lous'i·ness n.

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lousy
adjective
1.	very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world" [syn: icky]
2.	infested with lice; "burned their lousy clothes"
3.	vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor" [syn: dirty]

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lousy1 [ˈlauzi] adjective

having lice

Arabic:	مُقَمِّل
Chinese (Simplified):	多虱的
Chinese (Traditional):	多虱的
Czech:	zavšivený
Danish:	have lus
Dutch:	vol luizen
Estonian:	täitanud
Finnish:	täinen
French:	pouilleux
German:	verlaust
Greek:	ψειριασμένος
Hungarian:	tetves
Icelandic:	lúsugur
Indonesian:	berkutu
Italian:	pidocchioso

Japanese:	しらみがたかった
Korean:	이가 들끓는
Latvian:	utains
Lithuanian:	utėlėtas
Norwegian:	luset
Polish:	zawszony
Portuguese (Brazil):	piolhento
Portuguese (Portugal):	piolhoso
Romanian:	păduchios
Russian:	вшивый
Slovak:	zavšivavený
Slovenian:	ušiv
Spanish:	piojoso
Swedish:	lusig, full med löss
Turkish:	bitli

lousy2 [ˈlauzi] adjective

really terrible
Example: I'm a lousy cook.

Arabic:	سَيِّئ، فَظيع
Chinese (Simplified):	糟糕的
Chinese (Traditional):	糟糕的
Czech:	mizerný
Danish:	elendig
Dutch:	beroerd
Estonian:	vilets
Finnish:	surkea
French:	minable
German:	miserabel
Greek:	φρικτός, άθλιος
Hungarian:	pocsék
Icelandic:	hræðilegur, lélegur
Indonesian:	buruk sekali
Italian:	pessimo

Japanese:	ひどい
Korean:	천한, 비참한
Latvian:	draņķīgs; nožēlojams
Lithuanian:	prastas, netikęs, pasigailėtinas
Norwegian:	elendig
Polish:	nędzny, okropny, marny
Portuguese (Brazil):	ruim
Portuguese (Portugal):	horrível
Romanian:	groaznic
Russian:	отвратительный
Slovak:	mizerný
Slovenian:	grozen
Spanish:	horrible
Swedish:	urdå-
Turkish:	berbat