chatty

[chat-ee]

adjective

chattier, chattiest 

1. characterized by friendly and informal talk or writing, often about minor or personal matters.

   a long, chatty letter from my sister.

   Synonyms: newsy, talkative, gossipy, voluble, talky

2. given to such talk.

   a lovable, chatty old man.

chatty

/ ˈtʃætɪ /

adjective

1. full of trivial conversation; talkative

2. informal and friendly; gossipy

   a chatty letter

Other Word Forms

• chattily adverb
• chattiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of chatty¹

First recorded in 1755–65; chat ( def. ) + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The hearing was also told that Mrs Kneale's family said she was "chatty", lucid and did not appear agitated when they left her at the hospital late on the evening of 12 November.

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Along the way, he gets help from a ragtag bunch of misfits, including a chatty donkey and, later, a boot-wearing cat.

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Pretty, with big brown eyes and a chatty, bubbly personality, she seemed "down to earth" and they appeared to have a lot in common.

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"I thought this was a special boy, he is so different, so passionate about the era, and so pleasant as well and chatty," she said.

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Simon told the trial he and Erin had initially remained chatty and amicable after their split in 2015.

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Related Words

• communicative 
• conversational 
• friendly 
• garrulous 
• informal 
• intimate 
• loquacious