garrulous

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Pronunciation

/ˈɡæɹ.ʊ.ləs/

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/ˈɡæɹ.ʊ.ləs/ · /ˈɡæɹ.jʊ.ləs/ · /ˈɡɛɹ.ə.ləs/(US) · /ˈɡɛɹ.jə.ləs/(US) · /ˈɡæɹ.ə.ləs/(US) · /ˈɡæɹ.jə.ləs/(US)

Definition of garrulous

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

Excessively or tiresomely talkative.

“She lingered for a few moments, and was garrulous over some detail of the household.”
“Crammed with gossip, anecdotes, and confessions . . ., his garrulous, untidy narratives read like a good novel.”

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adj

Excessively or tiresomely talkative.

“She lingered for a few moments, and was garrulous over some detail of the household.”
“Crammed with gossip, anecdotes, and confessions . . ., his garrulous, untidy narratives read like a good novel.”
Excessively wordy and rambling.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Adapted borrowing of Latin garrulus (“talkative”) + -ous, from the verb garriō (“to chatter”).

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