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
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Just imagine what would have happened to that mouthy, fearless girl coming of age in an Argentina dominated by the brutal military juntas of the late seventies and eighties. Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 30 June 2025 Lipman and Cowen confirmed that no one else was even considered for the role of mouthy matriarch Debbie Novotny. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025 Maher teased his March 31 dinner with Trump on social media in the days leading up to the date, with many expecting a blowout between the mouthy late-night pundit and controversial president. Jack Dunn, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025 Following a group of mouthy anti-heroes teaming up against a common threat, the film stars Pugh (Yelena Belova), Pullman (Sentry), Wyatt Russell (John Walker), Hannah John-Kamen (Ghost), Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barns), David Harbour (Red Gaurdian) and Olga Kurylenko (Taskmaster). Zack Sharf, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mouthy

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 11 Jul. 2025.

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