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garrulous

(gærələs)

adjective

If you describe someone as garrulous, you mean that they talk a great deal, especially about unimportant things.

...a garrulous old woman.

Synonyms: talkative, gossiping, chattering, babbling More Synonyms of garrulous

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garrulous in British English

(ˈɡærʊləs)

adjective

given to constant and frivolous chatter; loquacious; talkative

wordy or diffuse; prolix

Derived forms

garrulously (ˈgarrulously)

adverb

garrulousness (ˈgarrulousness) or garrulity (ɡæˈruːlɪtɪ)

noun

Word origin

C17: from Latin garrulus, from garrīre to chatter

garrulous in American English

(ˈgærələs; ˈgærjuləs; ˈgærjələs)

adjective

talking much or too much, esp. about unimportant things; loquacious

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈtalkative

Derived forms

garrulity (garˈrulity) (gəˈruləti)

noun or ˈgarrulousness

garrulously (ˈgarrulously)

adverb

Word origin

L garrulus < garrire, to chatter: for IE base see care

Examples of 'garrulous' in a sentence
garrulous

By his side for most of the time was a bespectacled, softly spoken and garrulous man.We become garrulous; hair thick with dust and salt, knuckles burnt.

1 (adjective) in the sense of talkative

Definition

constantly chattering

I fell in with a set of garrulous would-be intellectuals.

Synonyms

talkative

He suddenly became very talkative, his face slightly flushed.

gossiping

chattering

babbling

gushing

prating

chatty

She's quite a chatty person.

long-winded

effusive

gabby (informal)

prattling

voluble

Bert is a voluble, gregarious man.

gossipy

loquacious

The normally loquacious man said little.

verbose

mouthy

Opposites

reserved

reticent

taciturn

uncommunicative

tight-lipped

2 (adjective) in the sense of rambling

boring, garrulous prose

Synonyms

rambling

He wrote a rambling letter to his sister.

lengthy

a lengthy article in the newspaper

diffuse

His writing is so diffuse that it is almost impossible to understand.

long-winded

The manifesto is long-winded and repetitious.

wordy

His speech is full of wordy rhetoric.

discursive

The book is characterized by a reflective, discursive style.

windy

I have a horror of turning into a windy old bore.

overlong

verbose

When drunk, he becomes pompous and verbose.

gassy (slang)

prolix

prosy

His autobiography is a prosy piece of work, full of pedantry.

Opposites

concise

terse

succinct

Additional synonyms

in the sense of chatty

Definition

(of a letter) informal and friendly

She's quite a chatty person.

Synonyms

talkative,

informal,

effusive,

garrulous,

gabby (informal),

gossipy,

newsy (informal)

in the sense of diffuse

Definition

lacking conciseness

His writing is so diffuse that it is almost impossible to understand.

Synonyms

rambling,

loose,

vague,

meandering,

waffling (informal),

long-winded,

wordy,

discursive,

verbose,

prolix,

maundering,

digressive,

diffusive,

circumlocutory

in the sense of discursive

Definition

passing from one topic to another

The book is characterized by a reflective, discursive style.

Synonyms

digressive,

loose,

rambling,

roundabout,

diffuse,

meandering,

desultory,

long-winded,

circuitous,

prolix

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单词	garrulous
释义	Trends of garrulous View usage for: garrulous (gærələs) adjective If you describe someone as garrulous, you mean that they talk a great deal, especially about unimportant things. ...a garrulous old woman. Synonyms: talkative, gossiping, chattering, babbling More Synonyms of garrulous More Synonyms of garrulous garrulous in British English (ˈɡærʊləs) adjective 1. given to constant and frivolous chatter; loquacious; talkative 2. wordy or diffuse; prolix Derived forms garrulously (ˈgarrulously) adverb garrulousness (ˈgarrulousness) or garrulity (ɡæˈruːlɪtɪ) noun Word origin C17: from Latin garrulus, from garrīre to chatter garrulous in American English (ˈgærələs; ˈgærjuləs; ˈgærjələs) adjective talking much or too much, esp. about unimportant things; loquacious SIMILAR WORDS: ˈtalkative Derived forms garrulity (garˈrulity) (gəˈruləti) noun or ˈgarrulousness garrulously (ˈgarrulously) adverb Word origin L garrulus < garrire, to chatter: for IE base see care Examples of 'garrulous' in a sentence garrulous By his side for most of the time was a bespectacled, softly spoken and garrulous man. Times, Sunday Times (2008) We become garrulous; hair thick with dust and salt, knuckles burnt. Times, Sunday Times (2012) 1 (adjective) in the sense of talkative Definition constantly chattering I fell in with a set of garrulous would-be intellectuals. Synonyms talkative He suddenly became very talkative, his face slightly flushed. gossiping chattering babbling gushing prating chatty She's quite a chatty person. long-winded effusive gabby (informal) prattling voluble Bert is a voluble, gregarious man. gossipy loquacious The normally loquacious man said little. verbose mouthy Opposites reserved , reticent , taciturn , uncommunicative , tight-lipped 2 (adjective) in the sense of rambling boring, garrulous prose Synonyms rambling He wrote a rambling letter to his sister. lengthy a lengthy article in the newspaper diffuse His writing is so diffuse that it is almost impossible to understand. long-winded The manifesto is long-winded and repetitious. wordy His speech is full of wordy rhetoric. discursive The book is characterized by a reflective, discursive style. windy I have a horror of turning into a windy old bore. overlong verbose When drunk, he becomes pompous and verbose. gassy (slang) prolix prosy His autobiography is a prosy piece of work, full of pedantry. Opposites concise , terse , succinct Additional synonyms in the sense of chatty Definition (of a letter) informal and friendly She's quite a chatty person. Synonyms talkative, informal, effusive, garrulous, gabby (informal), gossipy, newsy (informal) in the sense of diffuse Definition lacking conciseness His writing is so diffuse that it is almost impossible to understand. Synonyms rambling, loose, vague, meandering, waffling (informal), long-winded, wordy, discursive, verbose, prolix, maundering, digressive, diffusive, circumlocutory in the sense of discursive Definition passing from one topic to another The book is characterized by a reflective, discursive style. Synonyms digressive, loose, rambling, roundabout, diffuse, meandering, desultory, long-winded, circuitous, prolix Nearby words of garrulous garret garrison garrulity garrulous gas gas station gash Synonyms of 'garrulous' garrulous Explore 'garrulous' in the dictionary
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