lousy.
Unwanted and often unpleasant.
Meaning & usage
Unwanted and often unpleasant. Insufficient and less than expected of a good thing.
I worked here all summer and all I got was this lousy T-shirt.
Unwanted and often unpleasant. Remarkably bad; of poor quality.
No offense, but his cooking is lousy.
Unwanted and often unpleasant. Dirty or untidy.
I cleaned the lousy garage.
Unwanted and often unpleasant. Underhanded; mean; contemptible.
I've had enough of lousy backstabbing at this place.
Unwell; under the weather.
I caught a cold and I've been feeling lousy all week.
Infested with lice.
Filled or packed (with something, usually bad).
The place was lousy with students.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English lousy, lowsy, lousi, equivalent to louse + -y.
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