Lousy vs Worst - What's the difference?
lousy | worst |
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!
(bad)
# Most inferior; doing the least good.
# Most unfavorable.
# Most harmful or severe.
# Most ill.
# (Used with the definite article and an implied noun): something that is worst.
something or someone that is the worst
(Something that is worst)
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In the worst way: most badly, most ill.
(archaic) To make worse.
(dated) To grow worse; to deteriorate.
* (rfdate) Jane Austen:
(rare) To outdo or defeat, especially in battle.
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As adjectives the difference between lousy and worst
is that lousy is remarkably bad; of poor quality, dirty, or underhanded; mean, contemptible while worst is (bad).As a noun worst is
something or someone that is the worst.As an adverb worst is
in the worst way: most badly, most ill.As a verb worst is
(archaic|transitive) to make worse.lousy
English
Adjective
(er)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 evilworst
English
Adjective
(head)- I think putting oil on a burn is the worst thing you can do.
- That's the worst news I've had all day.
- The worst storm we had last winter knocked down our power lines.
- I'm feeling really ill — the worst I've felt all week.
- None of these photographs of me are good, but this one is definitely the worst .
Synonyms
* (most ill) (nonstandard)Antonyms
* bestDerived terms
* worstness * fear the worst * turn for the worstNoun
(head)Adverb
(head)- My sore leg hurts worst when it's cold and rainy.
- This is the worst -written essay I've ever seen.
- She's the worst -informed of the lot.
Verb
(en verb)- Anne haggard, Mary coarse, every face in the neighbourhood worsting .
- The Philistines were worsted by the captivated ark.