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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
Venus is making your love life more charming and chatty, but Mars in your 10th house of tradition and reputation wants results.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 July 2025
This means that when an AI service answers in a chatty and familiar manner that is purpose-built to imitate human conversations, humans are more likely to want to be friendly in response.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Just like people, some cats are more chatty than others.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Sweeney has already caught one cat – chatty, grey and fluffy, with bright green eyes – who meows from a nearby carrier.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 12 July 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 July 2025
This means that when an AI service answers in a chatty and familiar manner that is purpose-built to imitate human conversations, humans are more likely to want to be friendly in response.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Just like people, some cats are more chatty than others.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Sweeney has already caught one cat – chatty, grey and fluffy, with bright green eyes – who meows from a nearby carrier.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatty
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Despite these demands, and despite the colloquial title of elite firefighter, hotshots weren’t officially categorized as firefighters until the summer of 2022.—
River Selby
August 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Aug. 2025
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But the colloquial use of the term has prompted criticism from some.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
20 July 2025
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That of course was not unusual, but what was unusual was how talkative this man had been.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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Other characters include a talkative nurse, a wise parrot named Leonard, and a grumpy cat named Bitchy.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
30 July 2025
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“Chatty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chatty. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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