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talk·y

(tô′kē)

adj. talk·i·er, talk·i·est

1. Talkative; loquacious.

2. Containing or given to too much talk: a talky, boring play.

talk′i·ness n.

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talky

(ˈtɔːkɪ)

adj, talkier or talkiest

containing too much dialogue or inconsequential talk: a talky novel.

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talk•y

(ˈtɔ ki)

adj. talk•i•er, talk•i•est.

1. having superfluous talk: a talky play.

2. talkative.

[1835–45]

talk′i•ness, n.

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talky - full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors"

chatty, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative

voluble - marked by a ready flow of speech; "she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations"

talky

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Given to conversation:

chatty, conversational, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, voluble.

Slang: gabby.

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