talky

[ taw-kee ]

/ ˈtɔ ki /

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adjective, talk·i·er, talk·i·est.

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.

inclined to talk a great deal; talkative.

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Origin of talky

First recorded in 1835–45; talk + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM talky

talk·i·ness, noun

Words nearby talky

talk through, talk through one's hat, talk to, talk turkey, talk up, talky, tall, Talladega, tallage, Tallahassee, Tallahatchie

How to use talky in a sentence

The bustle of the newsroom is a mere backdrop for self-involved characters to give talky speeches and taunt each other.
Aaron Sorkin’s Cable Crackup: Why His HBO Series Is a Snooze|Howard Kurtz|June 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And it's not just because the movie is too "talky," which it is.
Tarantino's Love Letter|Dana Kennedy|May 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The silence of Madam Talky didn't hurt his feelings in the least.
Birds and all Nature, Vol. VI, No. 4, November 1899|Various
Distance obviates any talky-talky from ship to base once the Solar System has been cleared.
Attrition|Jim Wannamaker

A little talky at the beginning, and it needs a better fade-out, but the action scenes were fine.
...After a Few Words...|Gordon Randall Garrett
The boots were for the boys, but Mrs. Blount did the buying and it was a long and talky process.
Cap'n Dan's Daughter|Joseph C. Lincoln
"You don't seem to be quite so sassy and talky as you was when I first came in, Shavin's," he sneered.
Shavings|Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for talky

talky

/ (ˈtɔːkɪ) /

adjective talkier or talkiest

containing too much dialogue or inconsequential talka talky novel

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