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lousy

adjective

Infested with lice

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
L
Ends with
Y
Contains
OU
Scrabble score
8
CEFR level
B2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

laʊ.zi

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Infested with lice

    “Burned their lousy clothes”

adjective

  1. Very bad

    “A lousy play”

adjective

  1. Vile; despicable

    “A dirty (or lousy) trick”

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Example Sentences

Burned their lousy clothes
A lousy play
It's a stinking world
A dirty (or lousy) trick
A filthy traitor

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