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[ taw -kuh -tiv ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈtɔ kə tɪv / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective inclined to talk a great deal: One drink and she became very talkative.
Origin of talkative A late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at talk, -ative
SYNONYMS FOR talkative wordy, verbose, prolix.
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synonym study for talkative 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.
OTHER WORDS FROM talkative 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
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Words nearby talkative talk, talk about, talk around, talk at, talkathon, talkative , talk-back, talk big, talkbox, talk dirty, talk down
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To my amazement, she gave me a hug and she was very upbeat and talkative .
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Upbeat and talkative , he sports a mischievous grin that refuses to fade.
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The hotel-keeper, a stout Alsatian, was a talkative person, and told Walter nearly all he wished to know.
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I saw the young man was talkative , so I prodded for more information.
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Fred continued, after the talkative Bristles had had his say, and subsided again.
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Miss Biddle, whom you will—will represent, speaks very rarely: she's not at all talkative !
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Bob, the merry and talkative , was the one who led Tom, the quiet and silent.
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British Dictionary definitions for talkative adjective given to talking a great deal
Derived forms of talkative talkatively , adverb talkativeness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to talkative voluble, glib, loquacious, articulate, effusive, garrulous, chatty, eloquent, fluent, gabby, long-winded, loudmouthed, mouthy, prolix, slick, smooth, verbal, verbose, vocal, windy