prateful

English

Etymology

From prate +‎ -ful.

Adjective

prateful (comparative more prateful, superlative most prateful)

1. (archaic) talkative
   • 1763, William Perfect, A Bavin of Bays:

     A train promiscuous gathers o'er the lee,
     Prateful and noisy , full of jollity

References

• “prateful”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.