Reverse Dictionary: TALK – ADJECTIVES

(also see CHAT, PRATE, etc.)

ADJECTIVES
► ALL FART AND NO SHIT engaging in empty, boastful talk → 1989 UK sl.
► ALL JAW talkative → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► ALL JAW, LIKE A SHEEP’S HEAD overly talkative → 1876 sl.
► ALL MOUTH AND TROUSERS engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance → 1961 colloq.
► ALL PISS AND WIND engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance → 1961 colloq.
► BABBLATIVE talkative, given to babbling → 1583
► BABBLISH full of idle talk → 1574 obs.
► BATTING ONE’S GUMS talking for the sake of talking → 1950 Amer. dial.
► BATTING THE BREEZE talking → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BEATING THE GUMS talking → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BEWRAYED seized with a foolish fit of talking → 1790 Eng. dial.
► BIG-MOUTHED talkative → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BLAB-MOUTHED talkative → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BLAB-TONGUED talkative, unable to keep a secret → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BLADDERY talkative, nonsensical → 1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BLASHY over-talkative, frivolous → 1891 Eng. dial.
► BLATHERING ► BLETHERING talkative, boastful → 1815 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► BLATHRIE talkative, nonsensical → 1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BLETHERING talkative, noisy → 1865 Eng. dial.
► BLITHERING senselessly talkative, babbling → 1889
► BLURY talkative, garrulous → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BREEZY talkative → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BUMPING THE GUMS talking → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
 CANTY merry, talkative → 1930 Amer. dial.
► CHAPPY talkative → L17 colloq.
► CHATFUL talkative → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CHEWING THE CHINA talking → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CHINNY talkative, garrulous → 1883
► CHIPPING THE CHINA talking → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CHIPPING THE PICKETS talking → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CHIPPING THE TEETH talking → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CHOPSY too talkative → 2001 UK sl.
► CLAPPER-TONGUED talkative, having a tongue that is constantly wagging → 1845 Sc.
► CLICKING THE PICKETS talking → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CLICKING THE TEETH talking → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CLIPPIE ► CLIPPY very talkative → 1853 Sc.
 CONVERSATIVE ready to talk, given to conversation, talkative → 1631
► CRACKING THE CRACKERS talking → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► CRACKY talkative, abounding in conversation → 1801 chiefly Sc.
► CRUNCHING THE CRUNCHERS talking → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► DEAVING talkative → 1791 Sc. & Eng. dial.  
► DICACIOUS talkative → 1830 obs.
► ENDLESS talkative, long-winded → 1822 Sc.
► FAST-MOUTH talkative, fond of talking → 2003 Trinidad and Tobago
► FEATHER-TONGUED talkative, light-tongued → a1618
► FORTY-JAWED excessively talkative → 1905 Amer. dial.
► FREE WITH ONE’S LIP talkative → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► FULL OF AIR talkative → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► FULL OF BAKED WIND talkative → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► FULL OF BALLOON JUICE talkative → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► FULL OF HOT AIR talkative → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► FULL OF WIND talkative → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► FUTILE addicted to talking; unable to hold one’s tongue → 1612 obs.
► GABBACIOUS talkative → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► GABBERING talkative, verbose → M17 Eng. dial.
► GABBEY ► GABBIE ► GABBY ► GABY talkative, garrulous → 1719 Sc.
► GABBING talkative, loquacious → 1810 Sc.
► GABBIT talkative, loquacious → 1808 Sc.
► GANDYING foolishly talkative → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► GARRULOSE given to much talking; talkative, loquacious → 1727 obs.
► GASH talkative, loquacious → 1721 Sc.
► GASH-GABBIT loquacious, shrewd in conversation → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► GASH-MOOT loquacious, shrewd in conversation → 1900 Sc. (Bk.)
► GASHY talkative, lively → 1842 Sc.
► GASSY talkative, loquacious → 1863 sl.
► GAUSTERING talkative, fond of gossip → 1736 Eng. dial.
► GEBBY talkative, loquacious → 1742 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► GIFT-OF-GABBY talkative → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► GIMBALJAWED talkative → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► GNASHING THE CHOPPERS talking → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► GOBBISH talkative, loquacious; impudent → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► GOBBY talkative, loquacious; impudent → 1869 Eng. dial.
► GRINDING THE GRINDERS talking → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► GUFFY talkative → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► HAIVRELLY talking nonsensically → 1825 Sc.
► HAVEREL ► HAVERIL talking foolishly or nonsensically → 1685 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► INANILOQUENT full of empty or idle talk; talking foolishly → 1656 obs.
► INANILOQUOUS full of empty or idle talk; talking foolishly → 1721 obs.
► I-WORDED talkative, full of words → c1225 obs.
► JAWKATIVE talkative → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► JAWY talkative → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► LABA-LABA ► LABBA-LABBA talkative, verbose → 1980s Black British sl.
► LABRISH talkative, gossipy → 1940s W. Indies
 LIBERAL-TALKING talking excessively or unrestrainedly → 1612 obs.
► LIKE A SHEEP’S HEAD, ALL JAW said of a talkative person → 1840
► LINGUACIOUS talkative, loquacious → 1652 obs.
► LIPPY impudent, impertinent; talkative → 1865 US sl.
► LIP-SLOPPY talkative to a fault → 1962 US sl.
► LONG-TONGUED talkative, gossiping → 1899 Amer. dial.
► LOOSE-CLACKED talkative, loquacious → 1661 obs.
► LOUD-MOUTHED talkative → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► LUBRICAL talkative, loquacious → 1867 obs.
► MOTORMOUTHED given to incessant talking → 1976 Amer. sl.
► MOUTHY talkative, loquacious → 1589 sl.
► MULTI-LOQUACIOUS highly talkative or loquacious → 1819 obs.
► MULTILOQUENT highly talkative or loquacious → 1656
► MULTILOQUIOUS speaking much, very talkative, loquacious → 1640 obs. obs.
► MULTILOQUOUS very talkative → 1664
► NASH-GABBIT talkative, gossiping → 1873 Sc.
► NASHIE talkative, chattering → 1880 Sc.
► NELLIN talkative, loud → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► NEWSIE ► NEWSY talkative, garrulous → 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► POLL-PARROTY talkative, chattering → 1837
► POLYLOQUENT talking much, very talkative → 1656 obs.
► POUNDING THE IVORY talking → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► PRATEFUL talkative, loquacious → 1802
► QUIET-TONGUED not talkative → 1895 Eng. dial.
► RABBIN talkative, garrulous → 1901 Sc.
► RAMBLING talkative, untrustworthy → 1895 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► RAMMELIN’ talkative, untrustworthy → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RANDERING talkative → 1836 Sc.
► RATTLE-BRAINED talkative, flighty → 1868 Sc.
► RATTLE-HEADED talkative, flighty → 1647
► RATTLE-SCULLED talkative, flighty → 1883 Sc.
► RATTLE-TONGUED talkative, garrulous → 1876 Amer. dial.
► RENABLE talkative, ready of speech → 1781 Eng. dial.
► RULIE talkative → 1904 Sc. (Bk.)
► SATCHEL-MOUTHED used of someone who talks a great deal, as an informer → 1930s sl., orig. African-American
► SLICING THE CHOPS talking → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SLIDING THE JIVE talking → 1947 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SLIGGY talkative, loquacious → 19C Sc.
► SMALL-TALKABLE capable of being engaged in small talk → 1859 obs.
► SOMNILOQUACIOUS talking or apt to talk in sleep → 1731
► SPEAKATIVE talkative → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► SPEECHFUL talkative, loquacious → 1842
► STULTILOQUENT given to silly talk, talking foolishly → 1845
 STULTILOQUIOUS talking foolishly → 1683 obs.
► TALEFUL talkative, full of tales → 1726-46
► TALEWISE given to talking, talkative, loquacious → c1200 obs.
► TALKFUL talkative, garrulous → 1598 obs.
► TALKIFIED talkative, chatty → 1938 Amer. dial.
► TALKY 1. talkative, loquacious, esp. when slightly intoxicated → 1862
2. containing too much inconsequential talk → 1937
► TALKY-TALKY abounding in talk → 1883
► TELLSOME talkative, esp. officiously forward in giving advice → 1934 Amer. dial.
► TICKLE-TONGUED talkative, garrulous → 1577 obs.
► TONGUE-FERDY talkative, glib-tongued → 1827 Sc.
► TONGUEY talkative, loquacious → 1806 Amer. dial.
► TWITTERING talking rapidly or volubly → 1827
► TWITTLE-TWATTLE full of idle or frivolous talk → 1556 obs.
► TWIT-TWAT characterized by frivolous or nonsensical talk → 1665 obs.
► VENTOSE talkative, loquacious → 1721
► VERBAL talkative, verbose → 1611 obs.
► WINDY talkative → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► WOLFING talking excessively → 1968 Amer. dial.
► YAKKY talkative, garrulous → 1950s US sl.
► YAMP talkative, noisy → 1889 Sc.
► YAPPY talkative, noisy → 1930s colloq., orig. US
► YATTERIN endlessly talking → 1923 Sc.
► YCARPED talked → 1377 obs.