: characterized by, full of, or given to gossip
a gossipy letter
gossipy neighbors
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this book on the people who have occupied the White House is a little too gossipy to qualify as serious history
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Tom Hollander stars as Truman Capote, who manages to scandalize the entire Manhattan social scene by writing a viciously gossipy novel about them.
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Katie Rife, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The four movies do not feel like traditional Oscar favorites, though A Complete Unknown (a music biopic about Bob Dylan) and Conclave (a gossipy drama about the selection of a new pope) come closest.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
On the margins of the story, there is a group of gossipy women who gather to knit and act as a comedic Greek chorus.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Franklin Roosevelt found comfort in his nightly cocktail rituals, which were a gossipy affair punctuated by funny stories.
—John Baldoni, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Katie Rife, EW.com, 2 Mar. 2025
The four movies do not feel like traditional Oscar favorites, though A Complete Unknown (a music biopic about Bob Dylan) and Conclave (a gossipy drama about the selection of a new pope) come closest.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
On the margins of the story, there is a group of gossipy women who gather to knit and act as a comedic Greek chorus.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Franklin Roosevelt found comfort in his nightly cocktail rituals, which were a gossipy affair punctuated by funny stories.
—John Baldoni, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for gossipy
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“Gossipy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gossipy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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