9 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
noun infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching
noun the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
originEtymology tree English lousy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English lousiness From lousy + -ness.
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