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Definition of "loose-lipped" []

  • Given to indiscreet or incessant talk: a loose-lipped confidant; too loose-lipped to be trusted. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "loose-lipped" in a sentence
  • "An hour earlier Nance had called the loose-lipped chief of staff and summoned him to his ranch."
  • "What they don't know is that the loose-lipped woman hanging on my arm is only teasing me."
  • ""He was too loose-lipped with the Americans," Mr. Yassini said."