mouthy

adjective

ˈmau̇-thē  -t͟hē 

mouthier; mouthiest

1

: marked by bombast or back talk

… one of those mouthy hirelings absolutely corrupted by a little power.

—Ethan Mordden

2

: excessively talkative : garrulous

… a mouthy and hammy showboater …

—Colman McCarthy

Synonyms of mouthy

• talkative

Examples of mouthy in a Sentence

those mouthy motorists who can't seem to stay off their cell phones

Recent Examples on the Web

Before the duo’s new span of U.S. club dates, which start mid-June and go into the fall, the mouthy punk rockers also logged appearances at Warped Tour and Bonnaroo. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 16 June 2026

Tony Award-winning actress Kara Young co-stars as Racine, the mouthy, rough-and-tough twin. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026

With a loss ending the season, urgency became the default setting, activating anger necessary to stand nose-to-nose with the mouthy Wolves. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2026

The somber nature of the day bleeds into the playable shift, where the usually mouthy heroes abstain from hurling insults and shooting the breeze. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

mouth entry 1 + -y entry 1

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1