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chattily

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a chatty manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a chatty manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • `when I was a girl,' she said chattily, `I used to ride a bicycle'

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: volubly

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English chatty Middle English -ly English -ly English chattily From chatty + -ly.