Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Gregarious"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gregarious \Gre*ga"ri*ous\, a. [L. gregarius, fr. grex, gregis,
herd; cf. Gr. ? to assemble, Skr. jar to approach. Cf.
{Congregate}, {Egregious}.]
Habitually living or moving in flocks or herds; tending to
flock or herd together; not habitually solitary or living
alone. --Burke.
No birds of prey are gregarious. --Ray.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gregarious
adj 1: tending to form a group with others of the same kind;
"gregarious bird species"; "man is a gregarious
animal" [ant: {ungregarious}]
2: seeking and enjoying the company of others; "a gregarious
person who avoids solitude"
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