lousy
adj. B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɫaʊzi// UK //lˈaʊsi// lousy
adj. very bad, poor in quality, or unpleasant. You use this when you are disappointed with something like a movie, the weather, or how you feel.
adj. of very poor quality; wretched or contemptible. Often used to describe physical health or the standard of a service.
The weather was lousy during our entire vacation.
I feel lousy today, so I think I might be coming down with a cold.
Despite the high ticket prices, the acoustics in the new arena were lousy, leaving the audience frustrated by the muffled sound quality.
From Middle English lousy, lowsy, lousi, equivalent to louse + -y.
Usage
Often follows a linking verb like 'feel', 'look', or 'be'.