chatty

[ chat-ee ]

adjective

, chat·ti·er, chat·ti·est.

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

Derived Forms

• ˈchattily, adverb
• ˈchattiness, noun

Other Words From

• chatti·ly adverb
• chatti·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of chatty¹

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

Example Sentences

In a demo, the OpenAI team showed how to code a simple video game—from blank screen to playable—using naught but a series of chatty prompts.

From Singularity Hub 

Campbell, a lean and chatty Canadian who lives in the mountain town of Canmore, Alberta, was a podium athlete in the outdoor world.

From Outside Online

It was one of the friendliest, chattiest lineups I’ve ever been in.

From Outside Online

Just a few too-chatty contacts can hog all of your attention on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

From Popular-Science

It’s seen in the spirited song and dance sequences that leap from the doors of a chatty hair salon and spill out into a July-hot alleyway and off the screen.

From Washington Post

Chatty, engaging and knowledgeable, cabbies in Hong Kong are also avid listeners of discussion programs on local radio.

From The Daily Beast

In person, Reiner is gregarious and very chatty, regaling you with great anecdotes from his back catalogue.

From The Daily Beast

When the warrior runs into the Stark soldiers, she disposes of them with extreme prejudice, silencing the chatty Jaime.

From The Daily Beast

“I found the help I needed to be healthy,” says Mindi, a wide-eyed woman with a round face and a chatty affect.

From The Daily Beast

Frank, meanwhile, is a man of few words—a foil to the wide-eyed, chatty Jon.

From The Daily Beast

He seemed quite his old self again, chatty and pleasant, and with his old passion for talking "shop."

From Project Gutenberg

He was cheerful, chatty and never said a word of love; and this relieved Susan, so that the evening passed pleasantly.

From Project Gutenberg

She was chatty and intensely friendly with them all during the brief drive.

From Project Gutenberg

He would be more chatty, I dare say, in his way from Woolwich.

From Project Gutenberg

It was remarkable that he should be up here holding a chatty, almost gay, conversation with the minister.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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