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Lousiest vs Mousiest - What's the difference?

lousiest | mousiest |

As adjectives the difference between lousiest and mousiest

is that lousiest is (lousy) while mousiest is (mousy).

lousiest

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (lousy)

  • lousy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Remarkably bad; of poor quality, dirty, or underhanded; mean, contemptible.
  • * No offense, but your cooking is lousy .
  • Infested with lice.
  • (colloquial) Filled or packed with something.
  • * The place was lousy with students .
  • * She's lousy with credit cards, goes shopping every day!
  • Usage notes

    Prior to World War II, it was an offensive insult, implying filthiness. Now considered a mild or rather dated term.

    Derived terms

    * lousy evil

    mousiest

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (mousy)

  • mousy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mousey

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Resembling a mouse
  • Quiet, stealthy
  • Timid
  • A greyish brown colour.
  • It's a god-awful small affair to the girl with the mousy hair (1971)