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[ UK /lˈa‍ʊsi/ ]
[ US /ˈɫaʊzi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. infested with lice
    burned their lousy clothes
  2. vile; despicable
    a dirty (or lousy) trick
    a filthy traitor
  3. very bad
    it's a stinking world
    a lousy play

How To Use lousy In A Sentence

  • The city of Palermo was also distinguishable; and Julia, as she gazed on its glittering spires; would endeavour in imagination to depicture its beauties, while she secretly sighed for a view of that world, from which she had hitherto been secluded by the mean jealousy of the marchioness, upon whose mind the dread of rival beauty operated strongly to the prejudice of Emilia and Julia. A Sicilian Romance
  • At first his jealousy only showed in small ways-he didn't mind me talking to other guys.
  • These successes, if that is what they are, are tinged with a jealousy that legal writers elsewhere have a more publicly acknowledged involvement in moulding the law's development.
  • Oh, damn the lousy tribe of them!" cried he, beating his palm upon the table; "what's Long Davie the dempster thinking of to be letting such folk come scorning here? Doom Castle
  • He discovers he is aroused by jealousy, so he encourages the young doctor to flirt with his wife.
  • Few things grate a Canadian hockey fan more than seeing one of our national teams lose to an American team, especially when the game was decided by a lousy, fluky goal.
  • They are poor amid wealth and their living conditions are lousy.
  • Jealousy and suspicion are eroding our friendship.
  • Those on the left side accentuate anger, hate, jealousy, and selfishness. The Bushman Way of Tracking God
  • Old Drury Lane has called me in, with jealousy to cover 'em, And sent me round with their own bills, to go and plaster over 'em.
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