In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CHATTY
chatty, gossipy, newsy
(adjective) prone to friendly informal communication
chatty, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky
(adjective) full of trivial conversation; “kept from her housework by gabby neighbors”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
chatty (comparative chattier, superlative chattiest)
(informal) Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.
(informal) Of a text or speech, expressed in a conversational style.
(computing) Supplying more information than necessary; verbose.
Synonyms
• See also talkative
Etymology 2
Adjective
chatty (comparative chattier, superlative chattiest)
(Britain, Australia, New Zealand, dated or dialect) Infested with lice; or, (figuratively) dirty, worn or of poor quality; lousy.
Etymology 3
Noun
chatty (plural chatties)
Alternative form of chattee (“Indian clay pot”)
Source: Wiktionary
Chat"ty, a.
Definition: Given to light, familiar talk; talkative. Lady M. W. Montagu.
Chat"ty, n. Etym: [Tamil shati.]
Definition: A porous earthen pot used in India for cooling water, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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APPROXIMATE
(adjective) not quite exact or correct; “the approximate time was 10 o’clock”; “a rough guess”; “a ballpark estimate”
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