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Webster 1913 Edition
Garrulous
Gar′ru-lous
,Adj.
[L.
garrulus
, fr. garrire
to chatter, talk; cf. Gr. [GREEK] voice, [GREEK] to speak, sing. Cf. Call
.] 1.
Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious.
The most
– garrulous
people on earth. De Quincey.
Gar′ru-lous-ly
, adv.
Gar′ru-lous-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Garrulous
GAR'RULOUS
,Adj.
Definition 2024
garrulous
garrulous
English
Adjective
garrulous (comparative more garrulous, superlative most garrulous)
- Excessively or tiresomely talkative.
- 1891, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray:
- She lingered for a few moments, and was garrulous over some detail of the household.
- 1984, "A Modern Whitman," by James Atlas. The Atlantic, Dec 1984.
- Crammed with gossip, anecdotes, and confessions . . ., his garrulous, untidy narratives read like a good novel.
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- (of something written or performed) Excessively wordy and rambling.
Synonyms
- (excessively or tiresomely talkative): chatty, talkative, loquacious, tonguey
- (excessively wordy and rambling): bombastic, rambling, wordy
- See also Wikisaurus:talkative
- See also Wikisaurus:verbose
Derived terms
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Translations
excessively or tiresomely talkative
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