Lousy and Miserable

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Lousy

Lousy adjective - Falling short of a standard.

Usage example: I actually play a pretty lousy game of tennis

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Miserable is a synonym for lousy in good topic. In some cases you can use "Miserable" instead an adjective "Lousy", when it comes to topics like inferior, vile, pathetic, awful.

Nearby Words: louse, lousiness, lousing, loused

Miserable

Miserable adjective - Of low quality.

Usage example: a miserable meal that I wouldn't feed to a dog

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Lousy is a synonym for miserable in good topic. You can use "Lousy" instead an adjective "Miserable", if it concerns topics such as vile, pathetic, measly. informal substitute

Nearby Words: misery, miserly, miserably, miser

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Selective Obliviousness: Mathilde doesn't seem to realize that her affair made Chloe's childhood miserable or that her lover was a lousy father and a jerkass husband.

Source: Film / My Old Lady
All he knew was that his working days were miserable and he had a succession of lousy holidays.

Source: Blessed with Suck

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