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Synonyms for gossipy


Grammar : Adj
Spell : gos-uh-pee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɒs ə pi



Définition of gossipy

Origin :
  • 1818, from gossip (n.) + -y (2).
  • adj tending to gossip
Example sentences :
  • Gossipy John Andrews gives us the situation as it affected him.
  • Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
  • There was an entire lack of sternness in the gossipy class-room.
  • Extract from : « The Rainbow » by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
  • They seemed comfortable; gossipy they were, and fond of mothering the girls.
  • Extract from : « The Job » by Sinclair Lewis
  • "But you will think I am a gossipy old body," she continued briskly.
  • Extract from : « Dennison Grant » by Robert Stead
  • There was a gossipy, companionable suggestion in the bustling of the noisy waters.
  • Extract from : « The One-Way Trail » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Write to me every week and I'll send a good, gossipy answer.
  • Extract from : « Jo's Boys » by Louisa May Alcott
  • They whiled away their solitude by gossipy chattings over the wire.
  • Extract from : « King Spruce, A Novel » by Holman Day
  • On the whole I decided I would not have up the janitor's gossipy wife.
  • Extract from : « The Haunted Pajamas » by Francis Perry Elliott
  • That had been their conversation, gossipy, but tremendously enlightening for Fanny.
  • Extract from : « Fanny Herself » by Edna Ferber
  • He was the one that had been wronged—why, hadn't they lied about him in court and to the gossipy neighbors?
  • Extract from : « Cabin Fever » by B. M. Bower

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