Gossipy
adj
adj ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Prone to gossip.
"‘Tell me who you saw and what they said,’ she says, in one of her gossipy moods."
- 2 Containing much gossip.
"In examining Capote, Clarke follows the course of the precocious writer's life with painstaking attention to gossipy detail. It's an exhaustive roller coaster of a read, a high-tilt immersion into the social swirl and scandal that accompanied most of Capote's adult life."
Adjective
- 1 prone to friendly informal communication wordnet
Example
More examples"‘Tell me who you saw and what they said,’ she says, in one of her gossipy moods."
Etymology
From gossip + -y.
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