mouthy

adjective

ˈmau̇-thē How to pronounce mouthy (audio)
Definition of mouthynext
as in talkative
fond of talking or conversation those mouthy motorists who can't seem to stay off their cell phones

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Recent Examples of mouthy Even renowned Telugu and Hindi filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma fills in as a mouthy street-food vendor. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 2 July 2024 With a loss ending the season, urgency became the default setting, activating anger necessary to stand nose-to-nose with the mouthy Wolves. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 28 Apr. 2026 Just imagine what would have happened to that mouthy, fearless girl coming of age in an Argentina dominated by the brutal military juntas of the late seventies and eighties. — Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 30 June 2025 Maia’s flaky friends Alani (True Whitaker) and Charlie (Jordan Firstman) are, respectively, a nepo baby with a titular vice presidency at her famous father’s production company and a mouthy stylist genuflecting at the feet of small-time pop singers. — Judy Berman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mouthy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouthy
talkative
Adjective
  • The great speculators became talkative and communicative or dull, sullen, silent, and peevish.
    — Owen Lamont, Fortune, 2 July 2026
  • Doing this kind of work with other talkative animals, such as dolphins, would be much more difficult.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 26 June 2026
Definition of talkative

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“Mouthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouthy. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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