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tattlesome en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English tattle Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English tattlesome From tattle + -some.

Meanings

1. Characterised or marked by tattling.
   • The apparition frightened her, and she had dropped the plate. Newt thought of Priscilla as most boys his age thought of older sisters—meddlesome, tattlesome, scary, curious and unsociable. 1989, Gordon Parks, The Learning Tree:
   • Now, before my reader believes that Arwen was being tattlesome, you must understand that very often things - most times bones - were broken when the twins fought, and Arwen was under strict orders to report any such offenses while they were still young. 2004, Tenn' Enomentielva: A tale of many partings - Chapter One - Beginnings of Silver

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