gossipish

English

Etymology

From gossip +‎ -ish.

Adjective

gossipish (comparative more gossipish, superlative most gossipish)

1. Relating to or characteristic of gossip
   • 1853, The National Magazine, volumes 2-3, page 474:

     It is full of good sense, notwithstanding a strong gossipish proclivity, which leads the lady (we suppose, of course) to treat the intercourses of private life with unusual freedom—unusual at least among any other than our own pen-and-ink sketchers.

   • 1924, American Printer and Lithographer, volume 78:

     I vanquish a helpful egg and forthwith make divers gossipish visits about the city.

   • 2018, Jo Applin, Lee Lozano: Not Working:

     She also invited Marcia Tucker to participate in Dialogue Piece, during which the two women had what Lozano later described as an 'intense if somewhat gossipish' conversation.