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talk⋅a⋅tive

[taw-kuh-tiv]
–adjective
inclined to talk a great deal: One drink and she became very talkative.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME; see talk, -ative


talk⋅a⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
talk⋅a⋅tive⋅ness, noun


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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talk·a·tive   (tô'kə-tĭv)   
adj.  Marked by or having a disposition to talk.
talk'a·tive·ly adv., talk'a·tive·ness n.
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