talkative
Americanadjective
adjective
Related Words
Talkative, garrulous, loquacious characterize a person who talks a great deal. Talkative is a neutral or mildly unfavorable word applied to a person who is inclined to talk a great deal, sometimes without significance: a talkative child. The garrulous person talks with wearisome persistence, usually about personal and trivial things: a garrulous old man. A loquacious person, intending to be sociable, talks continuously and at length: a loquacious host.
Other Word Forms
- nontalkative adjective
- nontalkatively adverb
- nontalkativeness noun
- overtalkative adjective
- overtalkatively adverb
- overtalkativeness noun
- talkatively adverb
- talkativeness noun
- untalkative adjective
Etymology
Origin of talkative
A late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; talk, -ative
Example Sentences
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Born in then-Soviet Lithuania, the 53-year-old - tall, stocky, talkative - describes himself as ethnically Russian.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
On his way back to Washington on Sunday, the normally talkative Trump then declined to take any questions from reporters traveling with him on Air Force One, including an AFP journalist.
From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026
Galeotti, who was fun-loving and talkative, loosened up Armani, who was more serious by nature.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025
“My son had become two inches taller than me. He was talkative and he didn’t hesitate to do any work around the household,” he says.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024
It’s clear Emma is the talkative one in this family.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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