gossipy

gos·sipy

adj \ˈgä-sə-pē\

Definition of GOSSIPY

: characterized by, full of, or given to gossip <a gossipy letter> <gossipy neighbors>

Examples of GOSSIPY

1. <this book on the people who have occupied the White House is a little too gossipy to qualify as serious history>

First Known Use of GOSSIPY

1818

Related to GOSSIPY

Synonyms: chattery, colloquial, conversational, dishy, chatty, newsy

Antonyms: bookish, literary

Related Words: casual, familiar, informal, intimate, tell-all; digressive, discursive, rambling; communicative, expansive, garrulous, talkative

Near Antonyms: ceremonious, dignified, elevated, formal, solemn, stately

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