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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a lousy month" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a month that has been particularly bad or disappointing in some way.
Example: "After a series of unfortunate events, I can confidently say that March has been a lousy month for me."
Alternatives: "a terrible month" or "a rough month".
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Despite Wal-Mart's cheery June results, most retailers had a lousy month.
It has been a lousy month for Islamic law.
In other words, after 15 years, the TPP is predicted to generate what we'd call "a lousy month" for job growth.
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The Boston Red Sox had a lousy April, but so far, May has been even worse.
Did they know it was going to be a lousy May or something?
By Ian Crouch May 11 , 2012The Boston Red Sox had a lousy April, but so far, May has been even worse.
WHITE SOX 9, TIGERS 6: Like most of his teammates on the White Sox, Paul Konerko had a lousy May.
Burning books is a lousy idea.
Last summer, I was at the end of a really lousy month in Kabul.
–Did you know that Korean automaker Hyundai achieved record sales numbers in the lousy month of August?
MSNBC's lousy month in the ratings prompted a very sharp response from Joe Scarborough about rival network CNN.
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