lousily

C2+ Topic:Money & Finance

US /ˈlaʊzɪli/ UK /ˈlaʊzɪli/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

adv
(informal) in a very bad or poor manner

The team played lousily in the second half.

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Synonyms

1 adv · (informal) in a very bad or... badly poorlyabysmallyterribly dreadfully wretchedly

Opposites

excellently superbly well admirably

Word family

Related forms lousy louse

Etymology

From lousy (originally 'infested with lice', from louse, Old English lūs, + -y) + the adverbial suffix -ly. The 'very bad' sense is a figurative extension of 'lice-ridden, contemptible'.

lūs Old English -līce Old English

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# lousily

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˈlaʊzɪli
**IPA (UK):** ˈlaʊzɪli

## Meanings
1. (informal) in a very bad or poor manner

## Examples
- The team played lousily in the second half.

## Synonyms
- badly
- poorly
- abysmally
- terribly
- dreadfully
- wretchedly

## Antonyms
- excellently
- superbly
- well
- admirably

## Related Forms
- lousy
- louse

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: lūs
- Root: -līce

## Etymology
From lousy (originally 'infested with lice', from louse, Old English lūs, + -y) + the adverbial suffix -ly. The 'very bad' sense is a figurative extension of 'lice-ridden, contemptible'.

## AI Etymology
Lousily comes from lousy (originally 'infested with lice', from louse, Old English lūs, + -y) + the adverbial suffix -ly. The 'very bad' sense is a figurative extension of 'lice-ridden, contemptible'. The etymological trail includes Old English lūs, Old English -līce. The same word family includes lousy, louse. Its current adverb use means "(informal) in a very bad or poor manner".

## Topics
- Money & Finance
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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