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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLousy
/ˈlaʊ.zi/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Very poor in quality; bad, miserable, or inferior.
"We had lousy weather throughout the entire vacation." - 2
Feeling sick, unwell, or in a bad mood.
"I woke up feeling lousy with a terrible throat infection."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'louse' (parasitic insect) combined with the suffix '-y', emerging in the late 16th century initially to mean infested with lice. Over time, the meaning generalized metaphorically from a literal state of infestation to describe something of poor quality, contemptible, or deeply unpleasant.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lousy" is said worldwide
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nul
Transliteration: /nyl/
"Le service dans ce restaurant était vraiment nul."
miserabel
Transliteration: /mizeˈraːbl̩/
"Das Wetter gestern war absolut miserabel."
pessimo
Transliteration: /ˈpɛs.si.mo/
"Ho avuto una giornata pessima oggi."
pésimo
Transliteration: /ˈpe.si.mo/
"Tuvimos un servicio pésimo en el hotel."
péssimo
Transliteration: /ˈpɛ.si.mu/
"A comida naquele lugar estava péssima."
घटिया
Transliteration: ghatiya
"आज का मौसम बहुत घटिया था।"
糟糕的
Transliteration: zāogāo de
"我今天的心情很糟糕。"
엉망인
Transliteration: eongmang-in
"우리는 여행 내내 엉망인 날씨를 겪었다."
ひどい
Transliteration: hidoi
"昨日の天気は本当にひどかった。"
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