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Lousy

/laʊ.zi/

Remarkably bad; of poor quality, dirty, or underhanded; mean, contemptible.

📖 Definitions of "Lousy"

adjective

1
Remarkably bad; of poor quality, dirty, or underhanded; mean, contemptible.
"No offense, but his cooking is lousy."
2
Infested with lice.
3
(usually with with) Filled or packed (with something, usually bad).
"The place was lousy with students."

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
dirtyverb	Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
badnoun	Of low quality.
awfulnoun	Very bad.
nastynoun	Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).
soiled	(also figuratively) Dirty, defiled, stained.
filthyverb	Covered with filth; very dirty.
rotten	Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
crappy	(chiefly Canada, US, colloquial, mildly vulgar) Of very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful.
icky	(informal) Unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting.
stinkingnoun	Having a pungent smell.
unclean	Dirty, soiled or foul.
stinkynoun	Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
icky	(informal) Unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting.
awful	Very bad.
nasty	Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).
bad	Of low quality.
crappy	(chiefly Canada, US, colloquial, mildly vulgar) Of very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful.
shitty	(vulgar, colloquial) Very bad; unpleasant; miserable; insignificant.
dirty	Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
rotten	Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
unclean	Dirty, soiled or foul.
soiled	(also figuratively) Dirty, defiled, stained.
filthy	Covered with filth; very dirty.
stinkingnoun	Having a pungent smell.
stinkynoun	Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.
vile	Morally low; base; despicable.
despicable	Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
disgusting	Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.
miserable	In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
wretched	Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
losernoun	A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.
damned	Godforsaken.