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gossipy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gos·sip·y /ˈɡɒsəpi $ ˈɡɑː-/ adjective informal  1. RUMOUR/RUMORa gossipy conversation, letter etc is informal and full of gossip 〔谈话、书信等〕说人闲话的,充满流言蜚语的,闲聊式的2 TALK TO somebodya gossipy person likes to gossip 爱说闲话的,爱谈论别人私生活的 gossipy secretaries 爱说闲话的秘书
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gossipyThere is something gossipy and gay about him.A four- or five-minute interview on a gossipy level, quite cheeky and witty and charming I've no doubt.a gossipy magazineYou need to be either in the charts or heading that way to earn space in those gossipy pages.Suddenly it all seemed so small, so gossipy, so young, narrow, incestuous.Excerpts from the book proposal, published on Inside.com, a gossipy website, only heightened the mystery.
gos·sip·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
of a gossipy and informal etc conversation, gossip letter is full Corpus


gossipy
gossipy /ˈɡɒsəpi, ˈɡɒsɪpi $ ˈɡɑː-/ adjective informal
1. a gossipy conversation, letter etc is informal and full of gossip
2. a gossipy person likes to gossip:
    gossipy secretaries