Definition of LOUSY

lousy

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • very bad
    • "a lousy play"
  • infested with lice
    • "burned their lousy clothes"
  • vile; despicable
    • "a dirty (or lousy) trick"

Adj

  • Remarkably bad; of poor quality.
  • Dirty or untidy.
  • Unwell; under the weather.
  • Underhanded; mean; contemptible.
  • Infested with lice.
  • Filled or packed (with something, usually bad).

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

-ridden, crappy, dirty, filthy, icky, inundated, jam-packed, miserable, riddled, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinky, teeming

Scrabble Score: 8

lousy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lousy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lousy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

lousy is a valid Words With Friends word