gossipish

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adjective

Relating to or characteristic of gossip

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectivegossipish (comparative more gossipish, superlative most gossipish)

comparative more gossipish · superlative most gossipish

  1. Relating to or characteristic of gossip

    I vanquish a helpful egg and forthwith make divers gossipish visits about the city.

    1924, American Printer and Lithographer, volume 78
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    It is full of good sense, notwithstanding a strong gossipish proclivity, which leads the lady (we suppose, of course) to treat the intercourses of private life with unusual freedom—unusual at least among any other than our own pen-and-ink sketchers.

    1853, The National Magazine, volumes 2-3, page 474

    She also invited Marcia Tucker to participate in Dialogue Piece, during which the two women had what Lozano later described as an 'intense if somewhat gossipish' conversation.

    2018, Jo Applin, Lee Lozano: Not Working

Origin

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