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lousiness
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun lousiness has 2 senses
- lousiness(n = noun.state) pediculosis - infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching; Array is a kind of infestation
- lousiness(n = noun.attribute) loathsomeness, repulsiveness, sliminess, vileness, wickedness - the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions; "the vileness of his language surprised us" is a kind of distastefulness, odiousness, offensiveness
has particulars: head lice, pediculosis capitis, pediculosis corporis, crabs, pediculosis pubis
Derived form adjective lousy2
Derived forms adjective lousy1, adjective lousy3
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