lousy

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Very bad; of poor quality.

   I worked here all summer and all I got was this lousy T-shirt.

2. 2
   adj

   Feeling ill or unwell.

   I caught a cold and I've been feeling lousy all week.

3. 3
   adj

   Full of or crowded with something (usually unwanted).

   The place was lousy with tourists during the summer.

From Middle English lousy, lowsy, lousi, equivalent to louse + -y.

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