: characterized by, full of, or given to gossip
a gossipy letter
gossipy neighbors
Examples of gossipy in a Sentence
this book on the people who have occupied the White House is a little too gossipy to qualify as serious history
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And that gossipy nature that Berger captured appears to be accurate in tone: Vatican insiders have been leaking anonymous attacks against rivals to the Roman press, while some top contenders have suddenly been linked to abuse cases.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 May 2025
Reading back over her sister’s occasionally gossipy letters, maybe Cassie thought those qualities were just too dangerous to reveal publicly.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
The middle class Maitri lives in a gossipy building complex with her mother Shobha (Geeta Agrawal).
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 June 2025
The participants are not just revealing this to strangers who make up the bulk of the show’s viewership, but also, by default, to potentially gossipy friends, neighbors, colleagues and professional acquaintances.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 May 2025
Reading back over her sister’s occasionally gossipy letters, maybe Cassie thought those qualities were just too dangerous to reveal publicly.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
The middle class Maitri lives in a gossipy building complex with her mother Shobha (Geeta Agrawal).
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 June 2025
The participants are not just revealing this to strangers who make up the bulk of the show’s viewership, but also, by default, to potentially gossipy friends, neighbors, colleagues and professional acquaintances.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for gossipy
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“Gossipy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gossipy. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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