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as in colloquial
having the style and content of everyday conversation
a time when campers were expected to write a chatty letter to their folks every week
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as in talkative
fond of talking or conversation
a chatty campaigner who talked to everyone like they were old friends
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Recent Examples of chatty
Exciting news may come when chatty Mercury joins benefic Jupiter on June 8.
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Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
Josh O’Connor, at his filthy best, plays a disillusioned ’70s suburban dad married to Alana Haim and vaguely fathering a pair of pathologically chatty sons as the Vietnam War and its attendant protests color the world around them.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 27 May 2025
On May 25, Mercury will zip into the curious and chatty sign of Gemini, bringing a flurry of messages and insight
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Hang tight, because Mercury in Gemini is about to turn up the volume on all the chatter!
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 May 2025
The saw-whets definitely were chatty and putting on a show.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
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Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 27 May 2025
Josh O’Connor, at his filthy best, plays a disillusioned ’70s suburban dad married to Alana Haim and vaguely fathering a pair of pathologically chatty sons as the Vietnam War and its attendant protests color the world around them.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 27 May 2025
On May 25, Mercury will zip into the curious and chatty sign of Gemini, bringing a flurry of messages and insight
Comments
Hang tight, because Mercury in Gemini is about to turn up the volume on all the chatter!
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 May 2025
The saw-whets definitely were chatty and putting on a show.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatty
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Twain dared to buck the expectations of critics by using the colloquial dialect and slang of those with little education.—
Kyra Davis Lurie
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025
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So what follows is the colloquial Q&A, more or less unedited, from my email exchange with that reporter.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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They are not injured, just very loud and talkative.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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My favorite early fact about Pope Bob from Chicago comes from his talkative brother John.—
Kathryn Jean Lopez,
National Review,
12 May 2025
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“Chatty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatty. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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