Gossipy definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese EnglishDictionarySentencesGrammar Definitionof 'gossipy'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× gossipy (gɒsɪpi ) 1. adjective[usuallyADJECTIVEnoun] Ifyoudescribeabookoraccountasgossipy,youmeanitisinformalandfullofinterestingbutoftenunimportantnewsorinformationaboutpeople. ...achatty,gossipyaccountofForster'slife. 2. adjective[usuallyADJECTIVEnoun] Ifyoudescribesomeoneasgossipy,youarecriticalofthembecausetheytalkaboutotherpeople'sprivatelivesagreatdeal. [disapproval]...gossipyoldwomen. CollinsCOBUILDAdvancedLearner’sDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'gossipy' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'Hevelius' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency gossipyinAmericanEnglish (ˈɡɑsəpi) adjective1. giventoorfondofgossip agossipyneighbor 2. fullofgossip agossipytabloid Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsgossipinessnoun Wordorigin[1810–20;gossip+-y1] Examplesof'gossipy'inasentence gossipy TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Thereisthegossipyoldwoman:achorusandalightrelief.Times,SundayTimes(2011)Inlove,it'stimetotrustyourjudgmentratherthantheopinionsofgossipyfriends.TheSun(2012)Gossipyneighborsandshopvendorstreatthemwithcontempt,fellowtenantscomplainingthattheir(alreadynoticeablydilapidated)tenementbuildinghasnowbecomefilthy.RetrievedfromWikipediaCCBY-SA3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.SourceURL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali:_Fear_Eats_the_SoulShecanbegossipyandfrivolous,butsheremainsacloseandtrustedfamilyfrienduntiltheendoftheshow'srun.RetrievedfromWikipediaCCBY-SA3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.SourceURL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Upstairs,_Downstairs_(1971_TV_series)_charactersThesebiographieshavesincebeenviewedashighlyunreliable,gossipy,andhasty.RetrievedfromWikipediaCCBY-SA3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.SourceURL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giles_JacobShe'sfollowedaroundbyherunnamedfriendswhoareverytalkativeandgossipy,butkindhearted.RetrievedfromWikipediaCCBY-SA3.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.SourceURL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Una_Película_de_Huevos Trendsof gossipy Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Browsealphabetically gossipy gossipmonger gossipper gossipry gossipy gossoon gossypine gossypol AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'G' Source DefinitionofgossipyfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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