LOUSILY Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

lousily

adverb

Definition of lousily

as in poorly

in an unsatisfactory way the new tennis racket did nothing for my game; I performed as lousily as ever

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Building collapses are common in Pakistan, where construction standards are often poorly enforced.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
After all, even with the growing demands of an aging population and increases in intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), larger numbers of these jobs are already poorly paid.

— Gene Sperling, Time, 1 July 2026

Definition of poorly

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Schumer badly misread the Democratic electorate and tried to clear the field for his preferred candidate, Maine’s 78-year-old governor, Janet Mills, leaving a vacuum that Platner filled.

— Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
Industrial policy fails not only when badly designed at the top.

— Nili Gilbert, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of badly

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In one of them, a spot attacking Harman, Checchi included a photo of the lieutenant governor — and not a bad-looking one at that.

— Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
In one of them, a spot attacking Harman, Checchi included a photo of the lieutenant governor — and not a bad-looking one at that.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026

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