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# talkative

«talkative» in Mova's school dictionary: **A talkative person talks a lot, often in a friendly and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (talkative, more talkative, most talkative)

### meaning for a pupil

A talkative person talks a lot, often in a friendly and chatty way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talkative/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In school reports, teachers may write that a pupil is «talkative», sometimes as a gentle way of saying they chat too much in class. In stories, a talkative character might be a chatty parrot or a friend who never stops talking. Phrases: «a talkative child», «very talkative», «in a talkative mood».

### examples

- My little sister is very talkative at dinner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talkative/#x1)
- The parrot was so talkative it said hello to everyone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talkative/#x2)
- He is shy at first but talkative with friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talkative/#x3)
- My report said I am «a little too talkative in class». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talkative/#x4)
- Grandpa gets talkative when he tells old stories. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talkative/#x5)
- The taxi driver was friendly and talkative. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talkative/#x6)
- Now this king was very talkative; while he was speaking, others had no opportunity for a word. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talkative/#x7)

### note

Close words: «chatty» (informal), «gabby», «a chatterbox» (noun). Opposites: «quiet», «shy», «silent». It can be praise or a polite complaint, depending on context.

### In the corpora

- [The car's owners are «hungry, talkative, and gay» (gay = cheerful, in the old meaning).](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon/21/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «talkative» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/talkative/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.