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yakky

/ˈjæki/

yakky adjective: chatty, talkative.

Adjective

yakky (comparative yakkier, superlative yakkiest)

  1. (informal) chatty, talkative
    • I notice my husband and Ken are not talking to each other, most unusual in such a yakky family.2011, Candida Lawrence, Fear Itself
    • A little skinny kid had started working behind the bar, and I'd swear he was James Joyce's great grandson: thin face, thick glasses and a frail physique. He was yakky and a bit snappy and thoroughly entertaining2009, Jesse Lovelace, Keep to the Left!: Freewheeling Through Ireland, published 2002
    Synonyms:
    talkative

Synonyms of yakky

Forms of yakky

comparativeyakkier
superlativeyakkiest

Origin of yakky

From yak + -y.

Words formed from yakky

  • yakkily
  • yakkiness

Words that rhyme with yakky

8 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about yakky

What does yakky mean?
Yakky means chatty, talkative.
What part of speech is yakky?
Yakky is an adjective.
How do you pronounce yakky?
Yakky is pronounced /ˈjæki/.

Words near yakky in the dictionary

  1. yakkha
  2. yakkier
  3. yakkiest
  4. yakking
  5. yakking on
  6. yakky
  7. yakless
  8. yaklike
  9. Yaklin
  10. Yaklins
  11. yakman

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