chatty
adjectiveadjectivenounattested in dialogue
- United States//ˈt͡ʃæti//
- United States/[ˈt͡ʃæɾi]/
Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.
adjective
- 1
informalOf a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.
When a typically chatty employee who often participates in meetings and is engaged and enthusiastic suddenly becomes unmotivated and quieter, that person could be at risk for burnout.
Our ticket is checked after departure by a chatty guard.
- 2
informalOf a text or speech, expressed in a conversational style.
- 3
Supplying more information than necessary; verbose.
Chatty error messages may help attackers to compromise your server.
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English cheteren, chiteren (Imitative)der. Middle English chateren English chatterclip. English chat Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chatty From chat (“informal conversation”) + -y.
adjective
- 1
datedInfested with lice; or, (figuratively) dirty, worn or of poor quality; lousy.
Now there are plans to put up a cheap and chatty wooden fence which will not provide anything like the security the old wall did and it will not have the same character.
Etymology
Etymology tree English chat Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chatty From chat (“louse”) + -y.
noun
- 1
Variant of chatteeAlternative form of chattee (“Indian clay pot”).
Forms
- plural
- chatties
- comparative
- chattier
- superlative
- chattiest
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