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Word - rootword - affixes
tabian - tabi - -an~
ta.bi.an. - 3 syllables

-an = tabian
tabian

tabian [ta.bî.an.] : glib (adj.); loquacious (adj.); talkative (adj.); chatterbox (n.); tattler (n.)
tabi [ta.bî.] : chitchat (v.)
tabi [tá.bí.] : excuse me (prep.)
Synonyms: apyang; bungasngas; bura; busakan; kutitob

Derivatives of tabi


Glosses:
glib
adj. 1. glibmarked by lack of intellectual depth.; "glib generalizations"; "a glib response to a complex question"
~ superficialconcerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually.; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"
adj. 2. glib, pat, slickhaving only superficial plausibility.; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
~ plausibleapparently reasonable and valid, and truthful.; "a plausible excuse"
adj. 3. glib, glib-tongued, smooth-tonguedartfully persuasive in speech.; "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite"
~ persuasiveintended or having the power to induce action or belief.; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"; "a persuasive argument"
loquacious
adj. 1. chatty, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talkyfull of trivial conversation.; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors"
~ volublemarked by a ready flow of speech.; "she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations"
talkative
adj. 1. bigmouthed, blabbermouthed, blabby, talkativeunwisely talking too much.
~ indiscreetlacking discretion; injudicious.; "her behavior was indiscreet at the very best"
adj. 2. expansive, talkativefriendly and open and willing to talk.; "wine made the guest expansive"
~ communicatory, communicativeable or tending to communicate.; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"
chatterbox
n. (plant)1. chatterbox, epipactis gigantea, giant helleborine, stream orchidorchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf.
~ epipactis, genus epipactisgenus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers.
~ helleborineany of various orchids of the genus Epipactis.
n. (person)2. babbler, chatterbox, chatterer, magpie, prater, spouteran obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker.
~ speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterersomeone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous).; "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"
tattler
n. (person)1. blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale, telltalesomeone who gossips indiscreetly.
~ gossiper, gossipmonger, newsmonger, rumormonger, rumourmonger, gossipa person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others.
n. (animal)2. tattlerany of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry.
~ sandpiperany of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers.
~ heteroscelus incanus, polynesian tattlertattler of Pacific coastal regions.
~ catoptrophorus semipalmatus, willetlarge North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf Coasts.
tabi
n. (artifact)1. tabi, tabisa sock with a separation for the big toe; worn with thong sandals by the Japanese.
~ sockhosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee.
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