talkative
EN • English
//ˈtɔː.kə.tɪv//(Received Pronunciation)
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Definitions & Usage
adjective
#1Tending to talk a lot.
Example: “a talkative girl”
Example: “a talkative TV show”
adjective
#2Speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences.
Translations:[DE]geschwätzig
Notable Literary & Historical Quotes
“Tarzan nodded his head. He was a man of few words, and possibly it was for this reason as much as any that Kadour ben Saden had taken to him, for if there be one thing that an Arab despises it is a talkative man.”
— 1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 68:
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