lousiness

lousiness
lousy ADJECTIVE (lousier, lousiest) 1) informal very poor or bad. 2) infested with lice. 3) (lousy with) informal teeming with (something undesirable).
DERIVATIVES lousily adverb lousiness noun.

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  • Lousiness — Lous i*ness, n. The state or quality of being lousy. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lousiness — noun see lousy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lousiness — See lousily. * * * …   Universalium

  • lousiness — noun State or property of being lousy …   Wiktionary

  • lousiness — lous·i·ness lau̇ zē nəs n PEDICULOSIS …   Medical dictionary

  • lousiness — n. state of being infested with lice; odiousness, repugnance; meanness, baseness …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lousiness — lous·i·ness …   English syllables

  • lousiness — noun 1. infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑pediculosis • Derivationally related forms: ↑lousy • Hypernyms: ↑infestation …   Useful english dictionary

  • loathsomeness — noun the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions the vileness of his language surprised us • Syn: ↑repulsiveness, ↑sliminess, ↑vileness, ↑lousiness, ↑wickedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑w …   Useful english dictionary

  • pediculosis — noun infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching • Syn: ↑lousiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑lousy (for: ↑lousiness) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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