Lousy and Off

Lousy

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

Off and lousy are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Off" instead an adjective "Lousy".

Nearby Words: louse, lousiness, lousing, loused

Off

Off adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: the milk tasted off

Lousy and off are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lousy" instead an adjective "Off".

Nearby Word: offing
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