lousiness
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈlaʊzi.nəs/
- Informal
- He couldn't stand the lousiness of the room, with its damp walls and unpleasant smell.
Examples
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But beyond the sheer lousiness of my job in the restaurant food chain, it was also menial, repetitive, and draining.
Blog text (32) -
The lousiness of the food at that restaurant left a bad impression on everyone.
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The pleasure lasts a minute, but then feelings of guilt, loss of control, and other negative consequences just deepen the lousiness of the day.
Blog text (11) -
Many complained about the lousiness of the play, citing its weak script and poor acting.
Synonyms
14
1.4
A quality of being unpleasant to look at
2
8.0
Very bad and morally wrong behavior
1
1.0
Not being clean because it has mud, dust or stains
1
6.5
How gross or unpleasant something is
1
5.6
A rude or crude way of acting, speaking and dressing
1
7.0
A strong feeling of disgust that makes you want to move away
1
7.2
A strong, very bad smell from sewage or rotten garbage
1
4.7
The way something looks when people do not find it pleasing
1
9.1
A strong feeling that something is very unpleasant or disgusting
1
4.3
A strong unpleasant smell that makes people move away
1
5.4
A wet, slippery feeling that also describes people or actions that seem dishonest
1
7.7
A very unpleasant quality that shocks people
1
6.1
Being unpleasant or offensive and making people feel dislike
1
8.4
A very strong unpleasant smell that makes people feel sick
1
8.1
A strong, bitter smell or taste that burns the nose
1
9.6
A strong sharp taste or smell that feels unpleasant
1
8.8
A very unpleasant taste or smell that makes you reject food
1
9.9
A strong unpleasant smell or other harmful quality in a place
1
8.6
A bad taste that makes you not want to eat something
A strong feeling that makes you feel sick because of a bad taste or smell
A strong, unpleasant smell that is easy to notice
A quality of food or drink that tastes bad
A quality of food that makes people not want to eat it
Very dirty and unpleasant places caused by poverty or lack of care
How bad something looks, sounds, or smells to you
Antonyms
How Unpleasant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the other meaning is that lousy first meant 'full of lice', and people began to use it for anything 'very bad' or 'unpleasant', so lousiness can also mean the quality of being unpleasant or disgusting.