Meanings
adjectivegossip-prone (comparative more gossip-prone, superlative most gossip-prone)
comparative more gossip-prone · superlative most gossip-prone
- Tending toward involvement in gossip
Men were more likely to gossip about celebrities and acquaintances. Having established that both sexes share equally in the pleasure which gossip seems to provide one may ask, “What makes us so gossip-prone?”
2012, Jerome H. Blass, The Family Counselor, page 437Synonyms: gossipful
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adjectiveTending toward involvement in gossip
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