as in talkative
fond of talking or conversation
a talky coworker who will corner you at your desk for hours with stories about his vacation
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Recent Examples of talky
Even by French standards, this is an incredibly talky movie.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2024
The result is a talky biopic with the intensity of an action movie, a series of meetings in offices and bunkers that somehow drives the planet to the brink of apocalypse.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 July 2023
But Ritch maintains enough tension via filmmaking craft, and his cast via intensity of psychological dynamics, that this very talky, nearly action-free drama never grows ponderous.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 24 Apr. 2023
And Bond seems to be what Ritchie is going for with this overly convoluted, barely comprehensible spy thriller that fails to generate any excitement in its action scenes and becomes too talky by far.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2023
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2024
The result is a talky biopic with the intensity of an action movie, a series of meetings in offices and bunkers that somehow drives the planet to the brink of apocalypse.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 July 2023
But Ritch maintains enough tension via filmmaking craft, and his cast via intensity of psychological dynamics, that this very talky, nearly action-free drama never grows ponderous.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 24 Apr. 2023
And Bond seems to be what Ritchie is going for with this overly convoluted, barely comprehensible spy thriller that fails to generate any excitement in its action scenes and becomes too talky by far.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2023
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“Talky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talky. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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