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Definition of Lousy
1. Adjective. Very bad. "It's a stinking world"
Language type: Colloquialism
Similar to: Bad
Derivative terms: Crap, Lousiness, Shit
2. Adjective. Infested with lice. "Burned their lousy clothes"
3. Adjective. Vile; despicable. "A filthy traitor"
Definition of Lousy
1. a. Infested with lice.
Definition of Lousy
1. Adjective. Remarkably bad; of poor quality, dirty, or underhanded; mean, contemptible. ¹
2. Adjective. Infested with lice. ¹
3. Adjective. (colloquial) Filled or packed with something. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lousy
1. mean or contemptible [adj LOUSIER, LOUSIEST] : LOUSILY [adv]
Medical Definition of Lousy
1. Infested with lice. Synonym: lousy. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lousy
Literary usage of Lousy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Back "in War Times.": History of the 144th Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry by James Harvey McKee (1903)
"When his tent mate made inquiry as to the cause he was startled by the explosive
reply, "Jack, I'm lousy!" The response came back in lugubrious tones, ..."
2. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"... carr'ge an' tuk up the lousy old horse-blanket on the box, wrapped my head
an' the rest av me in ut, ..."
3. The Story of Norway by Hjalmar H[jorth] Boyesen (1886)
"... anticipating their intention, had fled with her foster-father, Thorolf
Luse-skjegg, (lousy- Beard), and a few attendants. She was then with child, ..."
4. The Works of William Robertson ...: To which is Prefixed, an Account of His by William Robertson, Dugald Stewart (1817)
"... he nei- t XII'I ther envied their fame nor discovered any jea- 1558. lousy of
their power. Almost all the generals who conducted his armies, ..."
5. The Library of Wit and Humor, Prose and Poetry: Selected from the Literature by Rufus Edmonds Shapley (1884)
"lousy, beggarly rascals to live in it! Look at them there Italians, with no more
pluck about 'em than this here cat-head !" "Mayhap they may be to your ..."
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