garrulous
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ə adjective
1.
excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters.
2.
wordy or diffuse: a garrulous and boring speech.
Origin:
1605–15; < Latin garrulus talkative, garrulous, equivalent to garr(īre) to chatter + -ulus -ulous
1605–15; < Latin garrulus talkative, garrulous, equivalent to garr(īre) to chatter + -ulus -ulous
Related forms
gar·ru·lous·ly, adverb
gar·ru·lous·ness, noun
non·gar·ru·lous, adjective
non·gar·ru·lous·ly, adverb
non·gar·ru·lous·ness, noun
Antonyms
1. reticent, uncommunicative, taciturn, close-mouthed.
1. reticent, uncommunicative, taciturn, close-mouthed.
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garrulous (ˈɡærʊləs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | given to constant and frivolous chatter; loquacious; talkative |
| 2. | wordy or diffuse; prolix |
| [C17: from Latin garrulus, from garrīre to chatter] | |
| 'garrulously | |
| —adv | |
| 'garrulousness | |
| —n | |
| garrulity | |
| —n | |
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | garrulous1 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | talkative; wordy |
| Etymology: | Latin garrulus 'talkative' |
| Main Entry: | garrulous2 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | chattering; babbling |
| Etymology: | Latin garrulus 'talkative' |
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Word Origin & History
garrulous
1611, from L. garrulus "talkative," from garrire "to chatter," from PIE base *gar-/*ger- "to cry," of imitative origin.
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Example sentences
Outgoing, ebullient and garrulous - often like his reviews - he loves restaurants and chefs.
Birds, which had erupted into a garrulous evensong at the first hints of the false twilight, were abruptly silent.
But what the powerful disdain, the bookish and garrulous adore.
Philosophers are a garrulous and argumentative species.
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