Though most speakers of English know this is a negative word, it is often mistaken for ‘loud’ or ‘noisy’.
Lousy, an adjective, actually means ‘very bad’, ‘unpleasant’, ‘very poor’, ‘of bad quality’.
Examples:
- He gave me a lousy book that made no sense.
- I had a lousy weekend.
- She is such a lousy girl and nobody wants to associate with her.
Meanwhile, other words that are close to talking loud include:
- loudmouth (noun): someone who talks too much or too loud.
- stentorian (adjective): using a very loud voice.
- shouty (adjective): getting angry easily and shouting a lot.
- bawl (adjective): to shout in a very loud voice.
- clamorous (adjective): making a lot of noise, making loud complaints/demands.