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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
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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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