What is the meaning of lousy?

Very bad.
- usage: "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world"
- synonyms: icky, crappy, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinky
Infested with lice.
- usage: "burned their lousy clothes"
Vile; despicable.
- usage: "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor"
- synonyms: dirty, filthy

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