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talky

[taw-kee]
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adjective, talk·i·er, talk·i·est.
  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.
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Origin of talky

First recorded in 1835–45; talk + -y1
Related formstalk·i·ness, noun
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Related Words

wordy, articulate, chatty, conversational, effusive, eloquent, fluent, gabby, garrulous, glib, gossipy, long-winded, loquacious, loudmouthed, mouthy, prolix, slick, smooth, verbal, verbose

Examples from the Web for talky

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  • I hear dem talky, talky, when dey no tink I listen, just as before.

    In the Eastern Seas

    W.H.G. Kingston

  • Yes, massa; him talky English, him serve board English ship.

    The Two Supercargoes

    W.H.G. Kingston

  • But other times he's choppy and talky and has a hard time getting into the saddle.

    Ewing\'s Lady

    Harry Leon Wilson

  • Moreover, he was talky, aggressive, and more inclined to be heard and felt.

  • I didn't take much stock in Spies and Parsons—long-winded, talky, wild fellows.

British Dictionary definitions for talky

talky

adjective talkier or talkiest
  1. containing too much dialogue or inconsequential talka talky novel
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