Meanings
comparative yakkier · superlative yakkiest
- informalchatty, talkative
Perfectly charming and at ease on stage, he's equally rambling and yakky in an interview.
1999, Deb Schwarz, the Rufus on Fire, Out - January 1999 issue page 662 more examples
I notice my husband and Ken are not talking to each other, most unusual in such a yakky family.
2011, Candida Lawrence, Fear ItselfA little skinny kid had started working behind the bar, and I'd swear he was James Joyce's great grandson: thin face, thick glasses and a frail physique. He was yakky and a bit snappy and thoroughly entertaining
2009, Jesse Lovelace, Keep to the Left!: Freewheeling Through Ireland, published 2002Synonyms: talkative
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivechatty, talkative
Origin
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with yakky
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