B2adjectiveinformalemotionswork
US/ˈlaʊ.zi/
UK/ˈlaʊ.zi/
very bad or of poor quality; also feeling ill
In context
The weather was lousy for the whole holiday.
I feel lousy today, I think I'm getting a cold.
They pay lousy wages but expect us to work weekends.
Words that go with lousy
verb + adjective
- feel lousyI feel lousy after that long flight.
adjective + noun
- lousy weatherLousy weather ruined our trip.
- lousy payNurses get lousy pay for hard work.
- lousy serviceWe left because of the lousy service.
adjective + preposition
- lousy atI'm lousy at remembering names.