blabbermouthed en · ADJ
Etymology
From blabber + mouthed.
Meanings
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Talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
The truth was that all this Freudian sex talk was the preview, a blabbermouthed precursor to all the feckless promiscuity that was to follow in the sixties.
2001, Will Self, How the Dead Live, →ISBN, page 94:Maybe I'll live long enough to see a newspaper reporter depicted on the screen as a gentleman, not a drunken, blabbermouthed, wise-cracking bum.
1947 March 31, Kaspar Monahan, “Show Shops”, in Pittsburgh Press, retrieved 27 Jul 2010, page 12:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most blabbermouthed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more blabbermouthed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
taciturn (antonym(s) of “talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner”) · discreet (antonym(s) of “talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner”) · tight-lipped (antonym(s) of “talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner”)
Relateds
Synonyms
loquacious (talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner) · loose-lipped (talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner) · garrulous (talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner) · bigmouthed (talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner)