Meaning

2 senses
  1. (derogatory, slang)Overly talkative, insolent, and loud.

  2. Of a dog: inclined to bite or nip.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Tom is quite mouthy.

    Том досить балакучий.

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

From mouth + -y (adjectival suffix).

From mouth + -y (adjectival suffix).

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Forms

mouthier, mouthiest
Comparativemouthier Lesson
Superlativemouthiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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