The character of Miss Bates in the Jane Austen novel "Emma" can be described as?
Miss Bates: Miss Bates is a supporting character in Jane Austen's novel "Emma". Miss Bates:  Shabby genteel, and a compulsive talker, she is memorably insulted on one occasion by the book's heroine, to the latter's almost immediate remorse. Emma (novel): Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance.
Shabby genteel, and a compulsive talker