How to Pronounce “lousy”
word
/ˈɫaʊzi/
LOW-zee
/lˈaʊsi/
LOW-see
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈɫaʊzi/
British English
/lˈaʊsi/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LOW-zee
UK
LOW-see
Listen in Context
The food at that restaurant was lousy.
We had lousy weather all weekend.
I stayed home because I felt lousy.
He gave me a lousy excuse for being late.