talkative
Use Talkative in a sentence
kə adjective
inclined to talk a great deal: One drink and she became very talkative.
Related forms
talk·a·tive·ly, adverb
talk·a·tive·ness, noun
non·talk·a·tive, adjective
non·talk·a·tive·ly, adverb
non·talk·a·tive·ness, noun
o·ver·talk·a·tive, adjective
o·ver·talk·a·tive·ly, adverb
o·ver·talk·a·tive·ness, noun
un·talk·a·tive, adjective
Synonyms
wordy, verbose, prolix. Talkative, garrulous, loquacious characterize a person who talks a great deal. Talkative is a neutral or mildly unfavorable word applied to a person who is inclined to talk a great deal, sometimes without significance: a talkative child. The garrulous person talks with wearisome persistence, usually about personal and trivial things: a garrulous old man. A loquacious person, intending to be sociable, talks continuously and at length: a loquacious host.
wordy, verbose, prolix. Talkative, garrulous, loquacious characterize a person who talks a great deal. Talkative is a neutral or mildly unfavorable word applied to a person who is inclined to talk a great deal, sometimes without significance: a talkative child. The garrulous person talks with wearisome persistence, usually about personal and trivial things: a garrulous old man. A loquacious person, intending to be sociable, talks continuously and at length: a loquacious host.
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| —adj | |
| given to talking a great deal | |
| 'talkatively | |
| —adv | |
| 'talkativeness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
She describes her singing as a talkative kind of singing.
LD, though, is much more open and talkative than he had been on the last visit.
He appeared by now to be extremely weak, but as he became more and more drunk, he became more and more talkative.
Her wit, for want of teaching, makes her impertinent and talkative.
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