Lousy
Lousy adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.
Nice
Nice adjective - Pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance.
Usage example: nice manners
Both words in one sentence
- Cyrus is nice to his Crobat, but lousy to most of his human minions.
Source: Bad Boss / Video Games - Nice guys, but really lousy at acting human.
Source: AcCENT Upon the Wrong SylLABle -
In Path of Radiance, some of the earliest playable characters are Oscar, The Ace and cool-headed Nice Guy, and his younger brother Boyd, a Boisterous Bruiser with a fairly lousy work ethic.
Source: Sibling Yin-Yang
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