ˈlau̇zē, -zi adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: Middle English, from lous louse + -y
1. : infested with or marked by the presence of lice
the ragged, lousy tribesmen — T.E.Lawrence
lousy disease
2.
a. : totally repulsive or abominable : contemptible , filthy , vile
a lousy way of getting even
b. : miserably poor or inferior
he believes that, contrary to the popular conception, women are lousy spies — Infantry Journal
forgive me for writing on this lousy paper — O.W.Holmes †1935
observed that it was a lousy war, but better than no war at all — J.P.Roche
— often used as an intensive
get that third rocker after a lousy six months in grade — Walt Sheldon
3. : amply supplied : replete
the concert halls … lousy with violinists — Virgil Thomson
the avenue was lousy with pawnshops — Charles Jackson
they all thought the Americans were lousy with money — Maxwell Griffith
4. of silk : fuzzy and specked because of splitting of the fiber