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talksome en · ADJ

Etymology

From talk + -some. Compare Dutch spraakzaam (“talksome”).

Meanings

  1. Given to much speaking; talkative; wordy.
    • King Sigurd answered somewhat shortly: "Be thou as talksome as it pleases thee, but let me hold my peace for thee." 1895, Eiríkr Magnússon, William Morris, The Saga library:
    • With all the inventions they have in this new land, you would think some man would have invented a zip-her for a talksome woman's mouth. 2011, Sandra Hill, The Very Virile Viking:

Forms

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more talksome Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most talksome Degree=Sup lexicographic