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Lousy vs Pounding - What's the difference?

lousy | pounding |

As adjectives the difference between lousy and pounding

is that lousy is remarkably bad; of poor quality, dirty, or underhanded; mean, contemptible while pounding is causing heavy or loud throbs.

As a verb pounding is

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As a noun pounding is

an act in which something or someone is pounded.

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

    pounding

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act in which something or someone is pounded
  • * {{quote-news, year=2008, date=January 21, author=Robin Pogrebin, title=Undaunted Director at Indian Museum, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=“I took a few poundings in the past.” }}

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing heavy or loud throbs
    • I have a pounding headache.