Lousy and Mediocre

Lousy

Lousy adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: I actually play a pretty lousy game of tennis

Mediocre and lousy are semantically related in bad topic. In some cases you can use "Mediocre" instead an adjective "Lousy".

Nearby Words: louse, lousiness, lousing, loused

Mediocre

Mediocre adjective - Of low quality.
Usage example: mediocre carvings in a pseudo-African style that are sold to tourists

Lousy and mediocre are semantically related in bad topic. Sometimes you can use "Lousy" instead an adjective "Mediocre".

Nearby Word: mediocrity

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Final Fantasy X Keepa starts on the Besaid Aurochs and, beyond his Catch stat (mediocre even among other low-level goalies), he's pretty lousy in all areas.
  • The Sopranos: Road to Respect has mediocre graphics, lousy game mechanics and has you playing Big Pussy's illegitimate son who gets to beat up a bunch of thugs by button mashing with occasional character from the show cameoing for good measure (including your father's ghost).
  • Video Game / Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories Last Lousy Point: There are several obscure cards in the game that are not that useful, but have incredibly low drop rates, and are usually obtainable from only a single specific opponent that you won't duel often because of their poor/mediocre card drops.
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