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gossipiest

gossipiest is the superlative form of gossipy.

Meaning of gossipy

Adjective

gossipy (comparative gossipier, superlative gossipiest)

  1. Prone to gossip.
    • ‘Tell me who you saw and what they said,’ she says, in one of her gossipy moods.2016, Sarah Perry, The Essex Serpent, Serpentʼs Tail (2017), page 414
  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.1988 December 11, Elizabeth Pincus, “Truman Capote: The Gossip, The Dirt”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 22, page 7

Questions about gossipiest

What is gossipiest the superlative form of?
Gossipiest is the superlative form of gossipy.

Words near gossipiest in the dictionary

  1. gossipfest
  2. gossipfests
  3. gossipful
  4. gossiphood
  5. gossipier
  6. gossipiest
  7. gossipily
  8. gossipiness
  9. gossiping
  10. gossipingly
  11. gossipings

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