talky
6
7.0
- adjective
- /ˈtɔːki/
- Informal
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hablador
- The fresh, funny performances bring the tight dialogue to firecracker life, and an intelligent shooting style keeps the film, talky though it is, from ever feeling stagy—the whole package is pretty much irresistible.
- talky scene
- very talky
- too talky
I read a lot of screenplays that my friends had worked on that were just these very long, talky things.
- I read a lot of screenplays that my friends had worked on that were just these very long, talky things.
- You will HS ticky, talky Ed Matthews or simple Simon.
Examples
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But I'm not all talky like you are, or big like Zach, and I can't make people like me.
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But it wasn't like that in Kirkwall, where teenagers roamed in self-absorbed talky gangs, and restaurants open to the street were packed for lunch.
Fiction book (1991) -
First person can also be too talky.
Academic text (2010) -
A hodgepodge of talky episodes.
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Perhaps, but it was a nice change, and still better than the talky contemplation scenes that made up the majority of last season.
Blog text (20) -
Who's the talky dame?
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TALKY AS A JAYBIRD SHE WAS, WITH SOMETHING SMART TO SAY ON EVERY SUBJECT.
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I suspect the film's unconventional structure and tone will turn off a lot of viewers, who may balk at the meandering, talky narrative and the ambiguous.
Blog text (8) -
David's moviemaking is interesting if you happen to be studying DeLillo's take on competing media, but most readers find this section of Americana long, static, and talky.
Academic text (1997) -
During the long road trip, she became quite talky, sharing stories and jokes to keep everyone entertained.
Synonyms
36
3.3
Talking a lot in a friendly, informal way
33
2.5
A person who likes to speak a lot with other people
6
9.9
A person who talks a lot about small everyday things
3
8.6
Talking too much about small unimportant things
3
6.9
Talking a lot in a lively or outspoken way
1
7.9
Talking a lot about small, unimportant things
Full of long conversations that feel boring
Talking much more than others want to hear
Talking a lot in a friendly, lively way
A person who talks a lot in a loud, rude way
Antonyms
Compounds
How Talkative
- Formal
3
8.6
- Formal
6
9.9
- Informal
6
7.0
33
2.5
- Informal
36
3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word talky comes from the simple word talk plus the ending -y, which means 'full of', just like in chatty. So something that is 'talky' has a lot of talking or talks a lot.