Describes a person who loves to talk, often in a chatty or gossipy way. Can be used as a noun or na-adjective.
She is a talkative person and is always chatting with someone.
My grandmother is a gossipy person and knows all the neighborhood rumors.
Standard spelling with okurigana し.
Variant without し; also common.
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely seen.
Compound of 話し (はなし, 'talk') + 好き (ずき, 'liking'). The reading ずき is a rendaku form of すき.