as in colloquial
having the style and content of everyday conversation
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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Recent Examples of gossipy
Potential changes were always a gossipy topic in business and finance.
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Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
With this passage, McEwan’s gossipy details snap into focus.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Rumors and gossipy trade reports had hinted at all kinds of chaos, from the ankling of department heads to unorthodox behavior on set.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
And that gossipy nature that Berger captured appears to be accurate in tone: Vatican insiders have been leaking anonymous attacks against rivals to the Roman press, while some top contenders have suddenly been linked to abuse cases.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 May 2025
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Alex Mayyasi, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
With this passage, McEwan’s gossipy details snap into focus.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Rumors and gossipy trade reports had hinted at all kinds of chaos, from the ankling of department heads to unorthodox behavior on set.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Sep. 2025
And that gossipy nature that Berger captured appears to be accurate in tone: Vatican insiders have been leaking anonymous attacks against rivals to the Roman press, while some top contenders have suddenly been linked to abuse cases.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gossipy
colloquial
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Through it all, the specifically colloquial quality of the dialogue and the delivery of the vivacious voice cast preserves the film’s Mexican identity.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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The language is colloquial, down-to-earth.—
Andrew Rojecki,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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