as in poorly
in an unsatisfactory way
the new tennis racket did nothing for my game; I performed as lousily as ever
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Both schools shot poorly from 3-point range, with the Trojans at 5 for 32 (16%) while Maryland was 4 for 16 (25%).—
Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
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The index was dragged down yesterday largely because the Mag 7 performed so poorly.—
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People behaving badly is on them.—
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Respecting Nature During a Superbloom The Internet is full of news stories about tourists behaving badly during a superbloom.—
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And it’s been replaced by the grim reality that this team is one bad-looking MRI away from downright irrelevance.—
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Pull leftovers that still need to be eaten to the front, along with any foods that are going to go bad soon.—
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“Lousily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lousily. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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