loose-lipped

[ loos-lipt ]

adjective

1. tending toward indiscriminate and uninhibited talk.

Example Sentences

Trone, as you might expect from a businessman who only recently entered politics, is a bit loose-lipped.

From Slate

And the inappropriate statement, from a loose-lipped editor, that “it was good we weren’t following the laptop story because it could help Trump” sounds on-brand.

From Slate

“Whether the leak came from The London Clinic, or from a flunkey who had been loose-lipped, remains unclear,” the Ephraim Hardcastle column said.

From Seattle Times

Loose-lipped German officers are upsetting allies by revealing military secrets.

From BBC

Two people close to the talks have either pushed back hard against the report or described it as loose-lipped "kite-flying" by someone in London.

From BBC

Related Words

• articulate
• chatty
• effusive
• garrulous
• glib
• loquacious
• voluble