chatty
Americanadjective
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full of trivial conversation; talkative
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informal and friendly; gossipy
a chatty letter
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Origin of chatty
First recorded in 1755–65; chat ( def. ) + -y 1
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A major marketer has found a way to transform seemingly unremarkable packaged goods into chatty livestreams, Natasha Khan writes for The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
His chatty, conversational guide, “A Short History of Hampton Court,” was in part aimed at the tourists who discovered the palace after Queen Victoria opened it to visitors in 1838.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The sight of the Williams sisters back on court together at the US Open - possibly for the final time - commanded ultimate respect from a chatty crowd known to let their attention wander.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
He’s not very chatty, but he speaks auto fluently!
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
He was friendly and chatty at first—more chatty than Sasha was in the mood for, actually.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
China has Huawei, Tencent, ByteDance, BYD, DJI and CATL, it argued; America has produced little besides “a search engine that’s a bit chattier than the old ones, running on Taiwan-fab’d chips.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
And if adults were chattier, so, too, were their children: On average, kids spoke 27 times more per hour for every 100 extra adult vocalizations they heard.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 19, 2023
He jumped to CBS News in 2011, where he was widely credited with turning around the fortunes of “CBS This Morning,” adding hosts Charlie Rose and Gayle King and introducing a chattier, more freewheeling format.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2022
The short sees a much chattier Fett befriend Luke Skywalker after saving him and his droids, only to be revealed as working for Darth Vader.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
He had become much chattier since our overnight stay at Wahid’s house.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
"As a guy, I feel the need to be more masculine, more strong," says Izaiah - the chattiest of the boys in the session we observe.
From BBC ● May 11, 2024
Think of the chattiest creatures in the animal kingdom and songbirds, dolphins, and—yes—humans probably come to mind.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 25, 2022
De Angelis is the chattiest in English; Raggi and Torchio were more laid-back, while frontman David was mostly content to quietly smolder on the rooftop lounge couch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
The return flight contained the chattiest group of passengers I’ve ever had the privilege of joining.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2020
Only yesterday she had spread the news of his cowardice broadcast; to-day their comradeship was of the chattiest and most genial kind.
From Miss Mapp by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson
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