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Talkative vs Talky - What's the difference?

talkative | talky |

As adjectives the difference between talkative and talky

is that talkative is tending to talk a lot while talky is (of a person) talkative or loquacious.

talkative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Tending to talk a lot.
  • Speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences.

    • Synonyms

    * chatty, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, outgoing, talksome * long-winded, logorrheic, verbose * indiscreet, outspoken * See also

    Antonyms

    * dour, monosyllabic, sullen, withdrawn * laconic, taciturn, terse, uncommunicative * mute, quiet, silent

    Derived terms

    * talkativeness

    talky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (of a person) Talkative or loquacious
  • (of a book etc) Containing a great deal of dialogue or talking in general
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 24, author=Allan Kozinn, title=Music of the Spheres and the Pain of Earthly Matters, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=It was a pleasant enough presentation, if talkier than strictly necessary. }}

    Derived terms

    *talkiness

    See also

    *talkie *