lousy

• Qualifie quelque chose de mauvaise qualité, désagréable ou insatisfaisant.

Describes something of poor quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.

1. Very bad or poor qualityB1informal

   Extremely bad, unpleasant, or of low quality.

   de très mauvaise qualité, infect

   • The service at that restaurant was lousy.
   • I had a lousy day at work.
   • This is a lousy movie; let's watch something else.

   Synonymesabysmalappallingatrociousawfulcrappydreadfulhorriblepoorshoddyterrible

   Antonymesexcellentfantasticfirst-rategreathigh qualitysuperbterrifictop-notchwonderful

2. Infested with liceB2formal

   Having an infestation of lice, typically on the body or in hair.

   Pouilleux

   • The homeless man's clothes were lousy and torn.
   • The child came home from camp with a lousy head.
   • The old mattress was lousy and had to be thrown away.

   Synonymesbuggyverminous

3. Vile or despicableB2informal

   Morally low, contemptible, or mean.

   vil ou méprisable

   • He played a lousy trick on his friend.
   • That was a lousy thing to say to her.
   • They treated him in a lousy way, without any respect.

   Synonymesabjectbasecontemptibledespicablemeanrottenscurvyvile

   Antonymesadmirablehonorablenoblepraiseworthyrespectablevirtuous