: characterized by, full of, or given to gossip
a gossipy letter
gossipy neighbors
Examples of gossipy in a Sentence
this book on the people who have occupied the White House is a little too gossipy to qualify as serious history
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But compared to all the gossipy bits in The Age of Innocence or The Custom of the Country, this novel is dry like toast.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Starring Parker alongside Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon as a quartet of gossipy New York City friends, the show garnered over fifty Primetime Emmy Nominations across its six seasons.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025
LuPone is refreshingly gossipy in public in a way that’s largely died in our fearful-of-repercussions, fearful-of-retweets internet age.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 28 May 2025
The participants are not just revealing this to strangers who make up the bulk of the show’s viewership, but also, by default, to potentially gossipy friends, neighbors, colleagues and professional acquaintances.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Starring Parker alongside Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon as a quartet of gossipy New York City friends, the show garnered over fifty Primetime Emmy Nominations across its six seasons.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025
LuPone is refreshingly gossipy in public in a way that’s largely died in our fearful-of-repercussions, fearful-of-retweets internet age.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 28 May 2025
The participants are not just revealing this to strangers who make up the bulk of the show’s viewership, but also, by default, to potentially gossipy friends, neighbors, colleagues and professional acquaintances.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for gossipy
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“Gossipy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gossipy. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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