'Garrulous' definitions:

Definition of 'garrulous'

From: WordNet
adjective
Full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" [syn: chatty, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky]

Definition of 'Garrulous'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • The most garrulous people on earth. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]

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