: 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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Certainly the humdrum of legislation or bureaucratic rule-marking is nothing like the gossipy speculation about who may or may not bid to lead California as its 41st governor.
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Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
But gossipy allure aside, a lot of the drama itself is underwhelming.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
The history of this chaebol (a South Korean conglomerate run and controlled by an individual or family) comes in a gossipy soap-opera style that makes for easy reading.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 17 Nov. 2025
Ladd appears as a titular host of the The Marilyn Levens Starlight Celebrity Show, a gossipy figure who grills Nikki.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
But gossipy allure aside, a lot of the drama itself is underwhelming.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
The history of this chaebol (a South Korean conglomerate run and controlled by an individual or family) comes in a gossipy soap-opera style that makes for easy reading.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 17 Nov. 2025
Ladd appears as a titular host of the The Marilyn Levens Starlight Celebrity Show, a gossipy figure who grills Nikki.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
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 7 Jan. 2026.
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