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Lousy vs Blousy - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between lousy and blousy

is that lousy is remarkably bad; of poor quality, dirty, or underhanded; mean, contemptible while blousy is resembling or characteristic of a blouse.

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

    Related terms

    * cootie, crab louse, crabs, louse, pubic louse

    blousy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Resembling or characteristic of a blouse
  • * {{quote-news, year=1988, date=June 3, author=Bryan Miller, title=Elsewhere: Jim and Tammy's Heritage, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=Here's the store where the women on televangelism programs must buy their dresses, simple, blousy , with padded shoulders, three-quarter-length sleeves, and lace collars. }}