chatty
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Definitions & Usage
(informal) Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.
(informal) Of a text or speech, expressed in a conversational style.
(computing) Supplying more information than necessary; verbose.
(British, Australia, New Zealand, dated or dialect) Infested with lice; or, (figuratively) dirty, worn or of poor quality; lousy.
Alternative form of chattee (“Indian clay pot”).
Notable Literary & Historical Quotes
“When a typically chatty employee who often participates in meetings and is engaged and enthusiastic suddenly becomes unmotivated and quieter, that person could be at risk for burnout.”
— 2019 September 9, Kathryn Vasel, “Burnout is a big deal. Here’s how managers can spot it”, in CNN Business:
“Our ticket is checked after departure by a chatty guard.”
— 2025 March 5, “Ayr miles with a 'Spirit of Scotland'”, in RAIL, number 1030, page 43:
“Now there are plans to put up a cheap and chatty wooden fence which will not provide anything like the security the old wall did and it will not have the same character.”
— 2014, Ian Robson, “Fenham residents campaign against plans to replace wall with wooden fence”, The Chronicle: