feel lousy

idiom

1
: to feel ill
I went to work even though I was feeling lousy.
2
: to feel sorry
I feel lousy about what happened.

Examples of feel lousy in a Sentence

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It's known the vaccines can cause people to feel lousy for a day or two after vaccination. Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2020 Many if not most runners who experiment with HFLC diets feel lousy, get slower, and suffer health consequences. Matt Fitzgerald, Outside Online, 1 Mar. 2019

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“Feel lousy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20lousy. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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