" lousily "

1: in an unsatisfactory way;

  * e.g., " ... the new tennis racket did nothing for my game; I performed as lousily as ever "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bad,

•  badly,

•  deficiently,

•  inadequately,

•  poorly,

•  unacceptably,

•  unsatisfactorily,

•  wretchedly

•  Antonyms : 

•  acceptably,

•  adequately,

•  all right,

•  fine,

•  good,

•  nicely,

•  OK,

•  palatably,

•  passably,

•  satisfactorily,

•  so-so,

•  tolerably,

•  well

1: arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust;

  * e.g., " ... why, you lousy cheater! "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cheap,

•  contemptible,

•  cruddy,

•  deplorable,

•  despicable,

•  dirty,

•  grubby,

•  lame,

•  mean,

•  nasty,

•  paltry,

•  pitiable,

•  pitiful,

•  ratty,

•  scabby,

•  scummy,

•  scurvy,

•  sneaking,

•  sorry,

•  wretched

•  Antonyms : 

•  admirable,

•  commendable,

•  creditable,

•  laudable,

•  meritorious,

•  praiseworthy

2: falling short of a standard;

  * e.g., " ... I actually play a pretty lousy game of tennis "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bad,

•  bastard,

•  bush,

•  bush-league,

•  crummy,

•  deficient,

•  dissatisfactory,

•  ill,

•  inferior,

•  lame,

•  off,

•  paltry,

•  poor,

•  punk,

•  sour,

•  suboptimal,

•  subpar,

•  substandard,

•  unacceptable,

•  unsatisfactory,

•  wack,

•  wanting,

•  wretched,

•  wrong

•  Antonyms : 

•  acceptable,

•  adequate,

•  all right,

•  decent,

•  fine,

•  OK,

•  passable,

•  respectable,

•  satisfactory,

•  standard,

•  tolerable

3: extremely unsatisfactory;

  * e.g., " ... the restaurant served a lousy meal that we shouldn't have had to pay for "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abysmal,

•  atrocious,

•  awful,

•  dismal,

•  execrable,

•  horrible,

•  punk,

•  rotten,

•  sucky,

•  terrible,

•  wretched

•  Antonyms : 

•  bitchin',

•  great,

•  marvelous,

•  wonderful