chatty
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom chat (“informal conversation”) + -y.
Adjective
editchatty (comparative chattier, superlative chattiest)
- (informal) Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.
- (informal) Of a text or speech, expressed in a conversational style.
- (computing) Supplying more information than necessary; verbose.
- Chatty error messages may help attackers to compromise your server.
Synonyms
edit- See also Thesaurus:talkative
Derived terms
editTranslations
editchatting a lot or fond of chatting
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expressed in a conversational style
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Etymology 2
editAdjective
editchatty (comparative chattier, superlative chattiest)
- (British, Australia, New Zealand, dated or dialect) Infested with lice; or, (figuratively) dirty, worn or of poor quality; lousy.
- 2014, Ian Robson, “Fenham residents campaign against plans to replace wall with wooden fence”, The Chronicle:
- Now there are plans to put up a cheap and chatty wooden fence which will not provide anything like the security the old wall did and it will not have the same character.
Etymology 3
editNoun
editchatty (plural chatties)
- Alternative form of chattee (“Indian clay pot”)
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