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chatty

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈtʃæti// UK //tʃˈæti// chat·ty Archaic Dialect Informal

adj. describing a computer program or a website that is full of unnecessary information or extra features. You use this when something is more complicated than it needs to be.

adj. characterised by excessive or unnecessary information, features, or complexity. Often used to describe software or web interfaces that are overly verbose or cluttered.


SIMPLE

The new software is a bit chatty and hard to use.

CONTEXTUAL

I prefer a simple, no-frills text editor over a chatty word processor that constantly suggests corrections.

COMPLEX

While the developer intended to provide a comprehensive guide, the final documentation became so chatty that it failed to address the core technical requirements of the system.

Synonyms
Etymology 1

From chat (“informal conversation”) + -y.

Etymology 2

From chat (“louse”) + -y.

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