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loose-tongued

American  
[loos-tuhngd] / ˈlusˈtʌŋd /

adjective

  1. unrestrained or irresponsible in speech; given to gossiping.

loose-tongued British  

adjective

  1. careless or irresponsible in talking

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Etymology

Origin of loose-tongued

First recorded in 1640–50; loose + tongue + -ed 3

Example Sentences

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There is no way that he was unaware of his sister’s bitterness and tendency to become loose-tongued with other people’s personal information.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2019

The Kanye who appeared on TMZ’s daily TV show is much more familiar: loose-tongued, provocative, searching.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2018

He is usually loose-tongued, a trait that has brought him trouble in the past.

From Washington Times • Sep. 25, 2017

Tensions on the Korean peninsular have soared in recent months as two of the world’s most loose-tongued leaders, Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, traded headline-grabbing verbal barbs.

From The Guardian • Sep. 13, 2017

Others, again, were those loose-tongued folk who think any vexed question can be settled by unlimited talk.

From Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray by Wood, William Charles Henry

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