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talksome

talksome adjective: given to much speaking; talkative; wordy.

Adjective

talksome (comparative more talksome, superlative most talksome)

  1. Given to much speaking; talkative; wordy.
    • King Sigurd answered somewhat shortly: "Be thou as talksome as it pleases thee, but let me hold my peace for thee."1895, Eiríkr Magnússon, William Morris, The Saga library
    • With all the inventions they have in this new land, you would think some man would have invented a zip-her for a talksome woman's mouth.2011, Sandra Hill, The Very Virile Viking

Forms of talksome

comparativemore talksome
superlativemost talksome

Origin of talksome

From talk + -some. Compare Dutch spraakzaam (“talksome”).

Questions about talksome

What does talksome mean?
Talksome means given to much speaking; talkative; wordy.
What part of speech is talksome?
Talksome is an adjective.

Words near talksome in the dictionary

  1. talks up
  2. talkshop
  3. talkshops
  4. talkshow
  5. talkshows
  6. talksome
  7. talksy
  8. talktime
  9. talktimes
  10. talkworthy
  11. talkwriter

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