garrulous Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite full of trivial conversation
loquacious; talky; gabby; chatty; talkative.
- kept from her housework by gabby neighbors
WordNet
Gar"ru*lous adjective
Etymology
L.Definitions
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Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious. The most garrulous people on earth. De Quincey.
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(Zoöl.) Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of birds; as, the .garrulous rollerSyn. -- Garrulous ,Talkative ,Loquacious .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.