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# chatty

adjective (chatty, chattier, chattiest)

«chatty» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A chatty person likes to talk a lot in a friendly way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chatty/#m1)
2. A chatty letter, email or message is friendly and informal and full of small news. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chatty/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school reports "a bit too chatty in class" means the pupil talks when they should be working. In stories a chatty character fills the silence and often lets out secrets. Phrases: chatty mood, a chatty letter.

### Examples

- My little sister is very chatty in the morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chatty/#x1)
- The teacher said I was too chatty in lessons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chatty/#x2)
- Grandma sent me a chatty letter about her garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chatty/#x3)
- The hairdresser was chatty and asked about my holiday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chatty/#x4)
- He's not very chatty; he's shy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chatty/#x5)
- We were in a chatty mood after the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chatty/#x6)

### Note

Comparison: chattier, chattiest (y changes to i). From the verb chat (chatted, chatting). Informal word; it is usually kind, but "too chatty" is a complaint.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chatty» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chatty/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chatty» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chatty.html) on Mova free.