lousiness

lousiness: noun

1. infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching (Freq. 1)

• Syn: ↑pediculosis

• Derivationally related forms: ↑lousy

• Hypernyms: ↑infestation

• Hyponyms: ↑pediculosis capitis, ↑head lice, ↑pediculosis corporis, ↑pediculosis pubis, ↑crabs

2. the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions

- the vileness of his language surprised us

• Syn: ↑loathsomeness, ↑repulsiveness, ↑sliminess, ↑vileness, ↑wickedness

• Derivationally related forms: ↑wicked (for: ↑wickedness), ↑lousy, ↑vile (for: ↑vileness), ↑slimy (for: ↑sliminess), ↑repulsive (for: ↑repulsiveness), ↑loathsome (for: ↑loathsomeness)

• Hypernyms: ↑offensiveness, ↑odiousness, ↑distastefulness

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Lousiness — Lous i*ness, n. The state or quality of being lousy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lousiness — lousy ► ADJECTIVE (lousier, lousiest) 1) informal very poor or bad. 2) infested with lice. 3) (lousy with) informal teeming with (something undesirable). DERIVATIVES lousily adverb lousiness … English terms dictionary
lousiness — noun see lousy … New Collegiate Dictionary
lousiness — See lousily. * * * … Universalium
lousiness — noun State or property of being lousy … Wiktionary
lousiness — lous·i·ness lau̇ zē nəs n PEDICULOSIS … Medical dictionary
lousiness — n. state of being infested with lice; odiousness, repugnance; meanness, baseness … English contemporary dictionary
lousiness — lous·i·ness … English syllables
loathsomeness — noun the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions the vileness of his language surprised us • Syn: ↑repulsiveness, ↑sliminess, ↑vileness, ↑lousiness, ↑wickedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑w … Useful english dictionary
pediculosis — noun infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching • Syn: ↑lousiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑lousy (for: ↑lousiness) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary

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