mies
Translation
lousy, rotten, miserable, nasty
Examples
Das Wetter ist heute richtig mies.
The weather is really lousy today.
Ich fühle mich heute mies.
I feel miserable today.
Das war eine miese Leistung.
That was a poor performance.
Grammar Patterns
to be lousy Das Wetter ist mies.
to feel miserable Er fühlt sich mies.
Similar Words
Synonyms: schlecht, übel, lausig; Antonyms: gut, super, toll
Etymology
From Middle High German 'mies' (moss), later adopted from Yiddish to mean 'bad'.
Memory Tips
It sounds a bit like 'measly', which also means something poor or small. Think of a measly, mies day.