lousy
Use Lousy in a sentence
zi adjective, lous·i·er, lous·i·est.
Idioms 1.
infested with lice.
2.
Informal.
a.
mean or contemptible: That was a lousy thing to do.
b.
wretchedly bad; miserable: a lousy job; I feel lousy.
3.
lousy with, Slang. well supplied with or filled with, often to excess: Our city is lousy with bad drivers. I wish I were lousy with money like my boss.
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lousy (ˈlaʊzɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , lousier, lousiest | |
| 1. | slang very mean or unpleasant: a lousy thing to do |
| 2. | slang inferior or bad: this is a lousy film |
| 3. | infested with lice |
| 4. | slang ( |
| a. provided with an excessive amount (of): he's lousy with money | |
| b. full of or teeming with | |
| 'lousily | |
| —adv | |
| 'lousiness | |
| —n | |
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Lousy
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Slang Dictionary
lousy definition[ˈlɑʊzi]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
Economists should have been more worried about the housing bubble and a lousy allocation of capital from the savings glut.
Yet such things do not stop ethanol from being a lousy fuel.
That's a lousy position to be in after spending years and years in pursuit of a degree and a job.
It's no secret that this is a lousy time to try to sell your business.
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