chatty

[ chat-ee ]

/ ˈtʃæt i /

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adjective, chat·ti·er, chat·ti·est.

characterized by friendly and informal talk or writing, often about minor or personal matters: a long, chatty letter from my sister.

given to such talk: a lovable, chatty old man.

Origin of chatty

First recorded in 1755–65; chat + -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR chatty

1 talky, voluble, gossipy, talkative, newsy.

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OTHER WORDS FROM chatty

chat·ti·ly, adverb chat·ti·ness, noun

Words nearby chatty

chatterer, chattering class, chattering classes, chatterji, chatterton, chatty, chaucer, chaucer, geoffrey, chaucerian, chaudfroid, chauffer

Example sentences from the Web for chatty

Chatty, engaging and knowledgeable, cabbies in Hong Kong are also avid listeners of discussion programs on local radio.

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When the warrior runs into the Stark soldiers, she disposes of them with extreme prejudice, silencing the chatty Jaime.

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“I found the help I needed to be healthy,” says Mindi, a wide-eyed woman with a round face and a chatty affect.

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Frank, meanwhile, is a man of few words—a foil to the wide-eyed, chatty Jon.

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Chatty abbreviations were common in Roman messages: SPD stood for salutem plurimam dicit, or “sends many greetings.”

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Chatty saw them all without seeing them; her mind was taken up by a new strain of thought.

A Country Gentleman and his Family |Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
And she said she quite understood the simple, chatty style of article I wanted.

The Lure of the Pen |Flora Klickmann
We have heard of lively cheese before, but the chatty soup must be something of a novelty.

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Chatty scarcely spoke during this drive, which seemed to her the last they should take together.

A Country Gentleman and his Family |Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
"Chatty's heart doesn't trouble me much," he said carelessly.

A Country Gentleman and his Family |Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

British Dictionary definitions for chatty

chatty

/ (ˈtʃætɪ) /

adjective -tier or -tiest

full of trivial conversation; talkative

informal and friendly; gossipy a chatty letter

Derived forms of chatty

chattily, adverb chattiness, noun

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chatty

adjective, chat·ti·er, chat·ti·est.

Origin of chatty

SYNONYMS FOR chatty

OTHER WORDS FROM chatty

Words nearby chatty

Example sentences from the Web for chatty

British Dictionary definitions for chatty

adjective -tier or -tiest

Derived forms of chatty

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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chatty

adjective, chat·ti·er, chat·ti·est.

Origin of chatty

SYNONYMS FOR chatty

OTHER WORDS FROM chatty

Words nearby chatty

Words related to chatty

Example sentences from the Web for chatty

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adjective -tier or -tiest

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British Dictionary definitions for chatty