GOSSIPY


Meaning of GOSSIPY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ gɒsɪpi ]

1.

If you describe a book or account as gossipy , you mean it is informal and full of interesting but often unimportant news or information about people.

...a chatty, gossipy account of Forster’s life.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

2.

If you describe someone as gossipy , you are critical of them because they talk about other people’s private lives a great deal.

...gossipy old women.

ADJ : usu ADJ n [ disapproval ]

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