lousy

Very bad or of poor quality.

• The food was lousy.
• I felt lousy after the long journey.
• Why did we choose such a lousy hotel?

Similar words: terrible, awful, poor

Opposites: great, excellent

Common phrases: lousy service, lousy weather, feel lousy

Used to show anger because an amount or reward is much less than you wanted.

• They paid me one lousy dollar.
• After all that work, I got a lousy badge.
• He gave us five lousy minutes to explain.

Similar words: measly, paltry

Opposites: generous

Common phrases: one lousy dollar, a lousy penny, a lousy reward

Dirty or very untidy.

• He slept in a lousy room.
• We spent the morning cleaning the lousy garage.
• She washed his lousy clothes before packing them.

Similar words: filthy, grubby, messy

Opposites: clean, tidy

Common phrases: lousy room, lousy garage, lousy clothes

Having many tiny insects called lice living on the body or in clothing.

• The prisoners arrived lousy and hungry.
• They burned the lousy bedding.
• His lousy hair needed careful treatment.

Similar words: lice-infested

Common phrases: lousy hair, lousy clothing, lousy prisoners