talkatively
- adverb
- /ˈtɔːkətɪvli/
- She spoke talkatively about her weekend adventures, sharing every detail enthusiastically.
Examples
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During the meeting, he answered questions talkatively, providing extra information that wasn't asked for.
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The children laughed and chatted talkatively while playing in the park, enjoying their carefree afternoon.
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Slowly, talkatively, the place fills with magnificent faces.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
In a quick, talkative way using many words
To speak a lot and fill silences with words
Talking a lot in a friendly, lively way
Talking a lot in a way that annoys others
In a lively, friendly way that shows you like talking
To speak or write using too many words so people lose interest
In a way that uses more words than needed
To say or write more than needed about something
Using more words than needed makes speech or writing feel long
Antonyms
How Talkative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Talkatively comes from the simple word talk, which means 'speak', plus the part -ative that means 'tending to' or 'full of'. So talkatively describes doing or speaking in a chatty, eager way.