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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024talk•a•tive /ˈtɔkətɪv/USA pronunciation adj. - willing or ready to talk a great deal.
talk•a•tive•ly, adv. talk•a•tive•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024talk•a•tive (tô′kə tiv),USA pronunciation adj. - inclined to talk a great deal:One drink and she became very talkative.
- 1400–50; late Middle English; see talk, -ative
talk′a•tive•ly, adv. talk′a•tive•ness, n. wordy, verbose, prolix. Talkative, garrulous, loquacious characterize a person who talks a great deal. Talkative is a neutral or mildly unfavorable word applied to a person who is inclined to talk a great deal, sometimes without significance:a talkative child.The garrulous person talks with wearisome persistence, usually about personal and trivial things:a garrulous old man.A loquacious person, intending to be sociable, talks continuously and at length:a loquacious host. |