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talky

[taw-kee]

adjective

talkier, talkiest 
  1. having or containing superfluous or purposeless talk, conversation, or dialogue, especially so as to impede action or progress.

    a talky play that bored the audience.

  2. inclined to talk a great deal; talkative.



talky

/ ˈtɔːkɪ /

adjective

  1. containing too much dialogue or inconsequential talk

    a talky novel

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • talkiness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of talky1

First recorded in 1835–45; talk + -y 1
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Example Sentences

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Showy but intimate, talky yet supple, it’s murmuring assurances to rebut the very doubts he’s raising.

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This is a talky chamber piece of philosophical face-offs, debate duels and wordy warfare, though the outcomes remain just as harrowing.

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The film, which was shot over six days in one location, is talky, but it never feels artificial.

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What can you say about how you filmed the courtroom scenes and kept this long, talky film, nimble?

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But no one in the industry expected that a long, talky, R-rated drama released at the height of the summer movie season would earn over $900 million at the box office.

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