lousy

Words with a similar base: lousy

'lousy'

[icky.s.01] as in: very bad

Examples:
a lousy play
it's a stinking world

'lousy'

[lousy.s.02] as in: infested with lice

Examples:
burned their lousy clothes

'lousy'

[dirty.s.01] as in: vile; despicable

Examples:
a dirty (or lousy) trick
a filthy traitor

Origins

					lousy (English)
├── -y (English)
│   └── -y (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── louse (English)
    └── lows (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── lus (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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