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talkily

talkily

8.9
To speak a lot and fill silences with words
  • adverb
  • /ˈtɔːkɪli/
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  • She spoke talkily, filling every silence with stories and jokes.

Examples

  • He always tells stories talkily at family gatherings.

  • Whenever he's nervous, he tends to act talkily around strangers.

  • The meeting grew increasingly talkily as everyone shared their weekend plans.

  • She spoke talkily about her weekend adventures.

  • She spoke talkily, filling every silence with stories and jokes.

  • He always tells stories talkily at family gatherings.

  • Whenever he's nervous, he tends to act talkily around strangers.

Synonyms

conversationally
vstalkily
  • Informal
2 4.8

In an informal, friendly way like when you speak to a friend

is about frequent speaking rather than informal conversational style
volubly
vstalkily
  • Formal
1 8.7

In a quick, talkative way using many words

is about being sociable rather than fast or fluent speech
talkatively
vstalkily
5.8

In a friendly way that shows someone enjoys speaking a lot

is generally sociable and chatty without long speeches
loquaciously
vstalkily
  • Formal
9.9

Talking a lot in a friendly, lively way

is sociable but usually less extreme in amount of speech
garrulously
vstalkily
  • Formal
8.5

Talking a lot in a way that annoys others

is talkative without reaching excessive or inappropriate speech levels
chattily
vstalkily
  • Informal
5.7

In a lively, friendly way that shows you like talking

is about being talkative rather than specifically warm or lively

Antonyms

517 1.0

In a quiet way that makes little or no noise

129 1.2

In a quiet way without making any sound or speaking

How Talkative

loquaciously
  • Formal
9.9
talkily
8.9
silently
129 1.2

Surface Forms

talkily positive

Morphology

talkily = talky (transparent) = talk + y + ly

Formed from 'talk' -> 'talky' (talkative) + '-ly'; the adverbial meaning 'in a talkative manner' follows directly.

Etymology

The word talkily comes from the simple word talk and the ending -ly, which means 'in a ... way'. So talkily means 'in a chatty or talkative way', showing how someone speaks.