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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Miss Mortimer gestured toward the irrepressibly talkative Mrs. Apple, who shrugged and pointed to her throat.
From Literature
Ms Czoska's family described her as "beautiful, funny, talkative, optimistic and kind", and said she was "always wanting to make those around her happy".
From BBC
I didn’t really answer — I laughed, probably sighed — but in hindsight, I wish I had been a bit more talkative.
From Los Angeles Times
A previously talkative child, the boy has started sometimes speaking in a “minion language.”
From Los Angeles Times
"He was always very happy and talkative, the joker of the family and always loved to outsmart us with a smile."
From BBC
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