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talkative

[taw-kuh-tiv] / ˈtɔ kə tɪv /


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Responding to questions in a humanlike, conversational tone, typically with encouraging answers, keeps users more engaged — and even talkative — than a direct, robotic response.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

A lively, talkative little girl, she spoke fluent Korean at the time, and her adoptive father recorded her on a cassette that then sat gathering dust for years.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

TJ Pidgeon, an 82-year-old woman with dementia in Newcastle, Wash., has become more talkative with her family since she began using Sunny in August.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

"When he was on social media, he was more social … more talkative with us," Mau says, though, she adds, his moodiness may also simply be the "teenage years".

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026

In the midst of the happy, talkative commotion, I remember thinking, This is so my scene.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles


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