The meaning of LOUSY is infested with lice. How to use lousy in a sentence.

LOUSY definition: 1. very bad: 2. used to say that you feel insulted by something: 3. used to say that something is…. Learn more.

There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word lousy, one of which is labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

When you're sick, you feel lousy, and when someone is mean or rude, they treat you in a lousy way. The original, literal meaning of lousy is "infested with lice," those creepy crawly parasites that hang out on people's scalps.

Definition of lousy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. (comparative lousier, superlative lousiest) very bad synonym awful, terrible. What lousy weather! I’ve had a lousy day. She felt lousy (= ill). The food here is really lousy! The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

If you describe something as lousy, you mean that it is of very bad quality. The food was lousy.

If you describe something as lousy, you mean that it is of very bad quality or that you do not like it.

If you describe something as lousy, you mean that it is of very bad quality. The food was lousy.

Synonyms for LOUSY: lame, pitiful, cheap, wretched, dirty, nasty, mean, disgusting; Antonyms of LOUSY: admirable, creditable, praiseworthy, meritorious, laudable, commendable, honorable, noble

LOUSY meaning: very bad: . Learn more.