adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Infested with lice.
2. Extremely contemptible; nasty: a lousy trick.
3. Very painful or unpleasant: a lousy headache.
4. Inferior or worthless: a lousy play.
5. Slang. Abundantly supplied: lousy with money.

lousily lous'i·ly adv.
lousiness lous'i·ness n.

adjective

1. So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation: abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, foul, infamous, loathsome, low, mean², nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, vile, wretched. See good/bad.
2. Of decidedly inferior quality: base², cheap, miserable, paltry, poor, rotten, shoddy, sleazy, trashy. Informal cheesy. Slang crummy, schlocky. See good/bad.

adj

Definition: very bad
Antonyms: good, great, magnificent, wonderful

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: (informal) very bad
  Synonyms: icky, crappy, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinky

Meaning #2: infested with lice

Meaning #3: vile; despicable
  Synonyms: dirty, filthy

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - luset, modbydelig, infam, gemen, elendig, møg-

Nederlands (Dutch)
slecht, beroerd, waardeloos, vuil, min, vol luizen, kroezig en gespikkeld (zijde)

Français (French)
adj. - mal, mauvais

Deutsch (German)
adj. - verlaust, abscheulich, lausig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ψειριασμένος, άθλιος

Italiano (Italian)
schifoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ruim, nojento, piolhento

Русский (Russian)
вшивый, мерзкий, ничтожный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - piojoso, malísimo, fatal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lusig, full med löss, (fam.) urdålig, urusel, vidrig, gemen, nedrig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
污秽的, 生虱的, 恶心的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 污穢的, 生虱的, 噁心的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 이 투성이의, 불결한 , 악질적인, 비열한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - いやな, ひどい, 劣った, シラミのたかった, みじめな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قمل, مقمل, قذر, حقير, خسيس, متخم, مفعم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תקוף-כינים, מכונם, נתעב, רע, שורץ (מקום), מלא ב-‬

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