garrulous

  • 11garrulous — adjective Etymology: Latin garrulus, from garrire to chatter more at care Date: circa 1611 1. given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity ; pointlessly or annoyingly talkative 2. wordy 1 < garrulous speeches > Synonyms: see talkative •&#8230; …

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  • 12garrulous — adjective /ˈɡær.əl.əs,ˈɡær.jʊl.əs,ˈɡɛr.əl.əs,ˈɡɛr.jʊl.əs,ˈɡær.əl.əs,ˈɡær.jʊl.əs/ a) Excessively or tiresomely talkative. Crammed with gossip, anecdotes, and confessions . . ., his garrulous, untidy narratives read like a good novel. b)&#8230; …

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  • 13garrulous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. talkative, loquacious, chattering; see talkative , verbose . See Synonym Study at talkative . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [GAR uh lus] talkative. They re a garrulous family; they ll talk your ear&#8230; …

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  • 14garrulous — gar|ru|lous [ˈgærələs] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: garrulus, from garrire to talk a lot ] always talking a lot = ↑talkative ▪ Ian isn t normally this garrulous! &GT;garrulously adv &GT;garrulousness n [U] …

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  • 15garrulous — gar|ru|lous [ gerələs ] adjective a garrulous person talks a lot ╾ gar|ru|lous|ly adverb ╾ gar|ru|lous|ness noun uncount …

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  • 16garrulous — adjective always talking a lot: Ian isn t normally this garrulous! garrulously adverb garrulousness noun (U) …

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  • 17garrulous — UK [ˈɡærʊləs] / US [ˈɡerələs] adjective a garrulous person talks a lot Derived words: garrulously adverb garrulousness noun uncountable …

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  • 18garrulous — Synonyms and related words: all jaw, blabbing, candid, chatty, communicative, conversational, effusive, expansive, flip, fluent, frank, gabby, gassy, glib, gossipy, gregarious, gushy, long winded, loose tongued, loquacious, multiloquent,&#8230; …

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  • 19garrulous — gar·ru·lous || gærÊŠlÉ™s adj. talkative, chatty, loquacious …

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  • 20garrulous — [ gar(j)ʊləs] adjective excessively talkative. Derivatives garrulity ga ru:lɪti noun garrulously adverb garrulousness noun Origin C17: from L. garrulus (from garrire to chatter, prattle ) + ous …

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