garrulous

adjective gar·ru·lous \ˈger-ə-ləs, ˈga-rə- also ˈger-yə-\

: tending to talk a lot : very talkative

Full Definition of GARRULOUS

: given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative

: wordy 1 <garrulous speeches>

— gar·ru·lous·ly adverb

— gar·ru·lous·ness noun

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Examples of GARRULOUS

Salman grew ever more garrulous as the yellow liquid in the bottle went down; Baal couldn't recall when he'd last heard anyone talk up such a storm. —Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses,1989
To an American reader in 1982, confronted with this garrulous, indefatigably quirky, I'm-just-typing-on-yellow-paper-and-associating-ideas-and-memories prose work of l936, such a judgment, by a presumably informed person, seems preposterous. —Joyce Carol Oates, New York Times Book Review,3 Oct. 1982
He was not garrulous by any means. On the contrary, there was a fine reserve in his manner toward the entire domestic economy of his life which was all that is comprehended by the popular term, gentlemanly. —Theodore Dreiser, Sister Carrie,1900
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Origin of GARRULOUS

Latin garrulus, from garrire to chatter — more at care

First Known Use: circa 1611

Related to GARRULOUS

Synonyms: blabby, chatty, conversational, gabby, talkative, loquacious, motormouthed, mouthy, talky

Antonyms: closemouthed, laconic, reserved, reticent, taciturn, tight-lipped, uncommunicative

Synonym Discussion of GARRULOUS

talkative, loquacious, garrulous, voluble mean given to talk or talking. talkative may imply a readiness to engage in talk or a disposition to enjoy conversation <a talkative neighbor>. loquacious suggests the power of expressing oneself articulately, fluently, or glibly <a loquacious spokesperson>. garrulous implies prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity <garrulous traveling companions>. voluble suggests a free, easy, and unending loquacity <a voluble raconteur>.

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