"yakky" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈjæki/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-yakky.wav [Southern-England] Forms: yakkier [comparative], yakkiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æki Etymology: yak + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|yak|y}} yak + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} yakky (comparative yakkier, superlative yakkiest)
  1. (informal) chatty, talkative Tags: informal Synonyms: talkative Derived forms: yakkily, yakkiness
    Sense id: en-yakky-en-adj-TE8C-5FI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

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