Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Garrulous"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Garrulous \Gar"ru*lous\, a. [L. garrulus, fr. garrire to
chatter, talk; cf. Gr. ? voice, ? to speak, sing. Cf.
{Call}.]
1. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial
things; talkative; loquacious.

The most garrulous people on earth. --De Quincey.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of
birds; as, the garrulous roller.

Syn: {Garrulous}, {Talkative}, {Loquacious}.

Usage: 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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

garrulous
adj : full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by
gabby neighbors" [syn: {chatty}, {gabby}, {loquacious},
{talkative}, {talky}]


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