talkative

From Middle English talkatyve, equivalent to talk +‎ -ative.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔːkətɪv/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔkədɪv/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑkədɪv/

talkative (comparative more talkative, superlative most talkative)

1. Tending to talk a lot.

   a talkative girl

   a talkative TV show

   • 1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantyne Books, published 1963, page 68:

     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.

2. Speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences.

• (very willing to talk): chatty, gabby, loquacious, outgoing, talksome, outspoken
• (too long or too much): long-winded, garrulous, logorrheic
• (with too many details): verbose
• (too much nonsense): drivellous
• (saying inappropriate things): indiscreet
• See also Thesaurus:talkative

• dour, monosyllabic, sullen, withdrawn
• laconic, taciturn, terse, uncommunicative
• mute, quiet, silent

• talkatively
• talkativeness