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Garrulous Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Garrulous? [adj] full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Garrulous: chatty \| gabby \| loquacious \| talkative \| talky \| voluble Related Terms \| Find terms related to Garrulous: all jaw \| blabbing \| candid \| chatty \| communicative \| conversational \| effusive \| expansive \| flip \| fluent \| frank \| gabby \| gassy \| glib \| gossipy \| gregarious \| gushy \| long-winded \| loose-tongued \| loquacious \| multiloquent \| multiloquious \| newsy \| overtalkative \| prattling \| prolix \| smooth \| sociable \| talkative \| talky \| verbose \| voluble \| windy \| wordy See Also \| Garrulous In Webster's Dictionary \Gar"rulous\, a. [L. garrulus, fr. garrire to chatter, talk; cf. Gr. ? voice, ? to speak, sing. Cf. {Call}.] 1. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious. The most garrulous people on earth. --De Quincey. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of birds; as, the garrulous roller. Syn: {Garrulous}, {Talkative}, {Loquacious}. Usage: A garrulous person indulges in long, prosy talk, with frequent repetitions and lengthened details; talkative implies simply a great desire to talk; and loquacious a great flow of words at command. A child is talkative; a lively woman is loquacious; an old man in his dotage is garrulous. -- {Gar"rulously}, adv. -- {Gar"rulous*ness}, n.

Garrulous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Garrulous?

[adj] full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors"

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Garrulous In Webster's Dictionary

\Gar"ru*lous\, a. [L. garrulus, fr. garrire to
chatter, talk; cf. Gr. ? voice, ? to speak, sing. Cf.
{Call}.]
1. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial
   things; talkative; loquacious.

         The most garrulous people on earth.   --De Quincey.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of
   birds; as, the garrulous roller.

Syn: {Garrulous}, {Talkative}, {Loquacious}.

Usage: A garrulous person indulges in long, prosy talk, with
       frequent repetitions and lengthened details; talkative
       implies simply a great desire to talk; and loquacious
       a great flow of words at command. A child is
       talkative; a lively woman is loquacious; an old man in
       his dotage is garrulous. -- {Gar"ru*lous*ly}, adv. --
       {Gar"ru*lous*ness}, n.

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