talkier; talkiest
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: containing too much talk
talkiness noun

Examples of talky in a Sentence

She was in a talky mood. a talky coworker who will corner you at your desk for hours with stories about his vacation
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This series is gloriously talky, and that’s because The Old Man is ultimately less interested in what Chase, Hamzad, and Harper are up to than why, and the series’ allowance for layers of characterization and motivation keep it from becoming another predictable espionage show. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024 Even by French standards, this is an incredibly talky movie. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2024 The result is a talky biopic with the intensity of an action movie, a series of meetings in offices and bunkers that somehow drives the planet to the brink of apocalypse. David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 July 2023 But Ritch maintains enough tension via filmmaking craft, and his cast via intensity of psychological dynamics, that this very talky, nearly action-free drama never grows ponderous. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 24 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for talky 

Word History

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of talky was in 1815

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“Talky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talky. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

talky

adjective
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