chatty

adjective

chat·​ty ˈcha-tē How to pronounce chatty (audio)
chattier; chattiest
1
: fond of chatting : talkative
a chatty neighbor
2
: having the style and manner of light familiar conversation
a chatty letter
chattily adverb
chattiness noun

Examples of chatty in a Sentence

a chatty book about his life in politics a time when campers were expected to write a chatty letter to their folks every week
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The saw-whets definitely were chatty and putting on a show. Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025 Social energy picks up mid-month, as chatty Mercury hits your communication zone on May 10. Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025 Similarly, when people think of networking, images of chatty cocktail hours or awkwardly asking strangers for job leads tend to come to mind. Justin Sablich, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 Rubio was less chatty in the Signal thread, offering a reminder of his unique role inside the administration as a veteran foreign policy hand with 15 years of Washington experience — as well as his instinct for avoiding most of the political drama surrounding President Donald Trump's second term. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chatty

Word History

First Known Use

1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of chatty was in 1756

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“Chatty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chatty. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.

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chatty

adjective
chat·​ty ˈchat-ē How to pronounce chatty (audio)
chattier; chattiest
1
: fond of chatting
a chatty neighbor
2
: having the style of a chat
a chatty letter
chattily adverb
chattiness noun

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