garrulous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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. garrulus, fr. garrire to chatter, talk; cf. Gr. voice, to speak, sing. Cf. Call.
Definitions
  1. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious.
    The most garrulous people on earth. De Quincey.
  2. (Zoöl.) Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of birds; as, the garrulous roller. Syn. -- 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.

Webster 1913