chatty
Etymology 1
From chat (“informal conversation”) + -y.
adj
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(informal) Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting. -
(informal) Of a text or speech, expressed in a conversational style. -
(computing) Supplying more information than necessary; verbose. Chatty error messages may help attackers to compromise your server.
Etymology 2
From chat (“louse”) + -y.
adj
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(Britain, Australia, New Zealand, dated or dialect) Infested with lice; or, (figurative) dirty, worn or of poor quality; lousy. Now there are plans to put up a cheap and chatty wooden fence which will not provide anything like the security the old wall did and it will not have the same character. 2014, Ian Robson, “Fenham residents campaign against plans to replace wall with wooden fence”, The Chronicle
Etymology 3
noun
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Alternative form of chattee (“Indian clay pot”)
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