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garrulousgar‧ru‧lous /ˈɡærələs/ adjective   garrulousOrigin: 1600-1700 Latin garrulus, from garrire ‘to talk a lot’ - And now that it was all over, Mr Linley became quite garrulous.
- Dave, garrulous, a bit tipsy, was a natural raconteur.
- From being a painfully shy, diffident recluse, he suddenly metamorphosed into a garrulous and sometimes painfully overbearing extrovert.
- If I have any suggestions, I shall put them with garrulous hesitation and a suitable air of diffidence.
- They represent instead the definition of a garrulous efficiency in service of a self-destructive goal of global domination.
► talkative a talkative person likes to talk a lot – also used about people’s moods: · He’s very talkative with his friends and family.· Benjamin was in a talkative mood. ► chatty liking to talk a lot in a friendly way – a rather informal use: · I like her – she’s always cheerful and chatty.· The chatty girl on the phone answered most of my questions. ► articulate able to talk easily and effectively about things, especially difficult subjects: · All the applicants we interviewed were intelligent and articulate.· These were articulate people, well able to deal with the press and media. ► eloquent able to express your ideas and opinions well – used especially about people who speak in public and are able to influence people: · an eloquent public speaker ► garrulous formal talking a lot, especially about unimportant things: · A garrulous old man was sitting near me in the bar.· He became more garrulous as the evening went on. ► you can’t shut him/her up informal used to say humorously that someone talks all the time: · You can’t shut him up so I never get any work done when he’s here. ► chatterbox informal someone, especially a child, who talks a lot: · Cathy’s a real chatterbox. always talking a lot SYN talkative:  Ian isn’t normally this garrulous!—garrulously adverb—garrulousness noun [uncountable] |