Meaning

2 senses
  1. Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.

    yappy puppy

  2. Very talkative; talking foolishly or at length.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Several old ladies were in the park with their little yappy dogs.

  2. Tom's dog slipped its leash again and almost attacked one of those tiny, yappy dogs.

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Origin

From yap + -y.

From yap + -y.

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Forms

yappier, yappiest
Comparativeyappier Lesson
Superlativeyappiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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