chatty

[ chat-ee ]

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adjective,chat·ti·er, chat·ti·est.

characterized by friendly and informal talk or writing, often about minor or personal matters: a long, chatty letter from my sister.
given to such talk: a lovable, chatty old man.

Origin of chatty

First recorded in 1755–65; chat + -y¹

Other words for chatty

1	talky, voluble, gossipy, talkative, newsy

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Other words from chatty

chat·ti·ly, adverb
chat·ti·ness, noun

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How to use chatty in a sentence

But Phil cannot so deftly change the color of his talk; his chattiness has all gone from him.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 | Various
But when Bradish appeared, answering the captain's summons, all his chattiness had left him.
Blow The Man Down | Holman Day
The result is a mixture of formality and chattiness which seems to me all wrong.
Once a Week | Alan Alexander Milne

British Dictionary definitions for chatty

chatty

/ (ˈtʃætɪ) /

adjective-tier or -tiest

full of trivial conversation; talkative
informal and friendly; gossipy: a chatty letter

Derived forms of chatty

chattily, adverb
chattiness, noun

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