Synonyms for lousy


Grammar : Adj
Spell : lou-zee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaʊ zi

Top 10 synonyms for lousy Other synonyms for the word lousy

Définition of lousy

Origin :
  • mid-14c., lousi, "infested with lice," from louse + -y (2). Figurative use as a generic adjective of abuse dates from late 14c.; sense of "swarming with" (money, etc.) is American English slang from 1843. Related: Lousiness.
  • adj very bad
Example sentences :
  • Was that lousy Bourguignon going to stop them from having a drink?
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • Let them learn thus the price of mutiny in their lousy ranks.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
  • "Hah, now you're being suspicious," I said, lousy with virtue.
  • Extract from : « Sorry: Wrong Dimension » by Ross Rocklynne
  • "It's a lousy thing to do," cried Donnelly as he snapped off the set.
  • Extract from : « Rescue Squad » by Thomas J. O'Hara
  • A lousy little piece of tin and glass is going to solve all the crimes.
  • Extract from : « Watchbird » by Robert Sheckley
  • "By the great hook-block, they're lousy already," said Long Jack.
  • Extract from : « "Captains Courageous" » by Rudyard Kipling
  • It would be just like the Pantheon, he thought, to pull a lousy trick like that.
  • Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • Got more loyalty to a lousy machine than to the whole human race.
  • Extract from : « The Stutterer » by R.R. Merliss
  • Too bad Security didn't think I was as lousy a reporter as you do!
  • Extract from : « Police Your Planet » by Lester del Rey
  • "I know it's a lousy, fouled-up situation, commander," he said with evident irony.
  • Extract from : « Shock Absorber » by E.G. von Wald

Antonyms for lousy

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