mouthier; mouthiest
1
: marked by bombast or back talk
2
: excessively talkative : garrulous

Examples of mouthy in a Sentence

those mouthy motorists who can't seem to stay off their cell phones
Recent Examples on the Web But the bad blood with the Grizzlies stemmed primarily from mouthy swingman Dillon Brooks, who is now in Houston -- a place that has developed a bizarre social media rivalry with Cleveland, in large part due to the Evan Mobley-Jalen Green draft debate in 2021. Chris Fedor, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2023 And definitely a mouthy Latino. Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2023 That'll teach you to get mouthy with the master. Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2011 And for his part, Ronald didn’t jump or get mouthy with the children or Billie. Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2023 Cleveland led 81-76 at the time -- and pulled away, outscoring mouthy Memphis 47-37 following the incident. Chris Fedor, cleveland, 2 Feb. 2023 Just the lonesome sounds of mouthy coyotes up to no good, cat squirrels hustling grub, and, hopefully, a big ol’ buck trying to slip by in the brush without getting noticed. Matt Williams, Dallas News, 27 Oct. 2022 Rosetta's target, Comet 67P (its mouthy full name is Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko) is a frozen relic from the early days of the solar system. Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 24 Oct. 2014 The Indiana Pacers -- specifically mouthy rookie Bennedict Mathurin -- learned that lesson the hard way on Friday night. Chris Fedor, cleveland, 17 Dec. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mouthy was in 1589

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“Mouthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mouthy. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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