Associations to the word «Talkative»

Wiktionary

TALKATIVE, adjective. Tending to talk a lot.
TALKATIVE, adjective. Speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences.

Dictionary definition

TALKATIVE, adjective. Full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors".
TALKATIVE, adjective. Unwisely talking too much.
TALKATIVE, adjective. Friendly and open and willing to talk; "wine made the guest expansive".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats