Nattery

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    talkative; chatty informal

    "She was a maddening person from whom you would flee if you met her in real life: a nattery, chattery, high-strung, high-flown bundle of pretensions with a lot of Ancient Mariner in her. But on the screen, a delight."

  2. 2
    peevish

Synonyms

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garrulousloquacioustalkativevoluble

Antonyms

All antonyms
quiet

Example

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"She was a maddening person from whom you would flee if you met her in real life: a nattery, chattery, high-strung, high-flown bundle of pretensions with a lot of Ancient Mariner in her. But on the screen, a delight."

Etymology

From natter + -y.

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