LOUSY


Meaning of LOUSY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlau̇-zē ]

adjective

( lous·i·er ; -est )

Date: 14th century

1. : infested with lice

2.

a. : totally repulsive : contemptible

b. : miserably poor or inferior

got lousy grades

c. : somewhat ill

felt lousy after dinner

d. : amply supplied : replete

lousy with money

3. of silk : fuzzy and specked because of splitting of the fiber

• lous·i·ly -zə-lē adverb

• lous·i·ness -zē-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.