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garrulous
gar·ru·lous G0049000 (găr′ə-ləs, găr′yə-)adj.1. Given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely talkative.2. Wordy and rambling: a garrulous speech.
[From Latin garrulus, from garrīre, to chatter.]
gar′ru·lous·ly adv.gar′ru·lous·ness n.garrulous (ˈɡærʊləs) adj1. given to constant and frivolous chatter; loquacious; talkative2. wordy or diffuse; prolix[C17: from Latin garrulus, from garrīre to chatter] ˈgarrulously adv ˈgarrulousness, garrulity ngar•ru•lous (ˈgær ə ləs, ˈgær yə-)
adj. 1. excessively talkative in a rambling manner, esp. about trivial matters. 2. wordy or diffuse. [1605–15; < Latin garrulus=garr(īre) to chatter + -ulus -ulous] gar′ru•lous•ly, adv. gar′ru•lous•ness, n. syn: See talkative. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | garrulous - full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors"chatty, gabby, loquacious, talkative, talkyvoluble - marked by a ready flow of speech; "she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations" |
garrulousadjective1. talkative, gossiping, chattering, babbling, gushing, chatty, long-winded, effusive, gabby (informal), prattling, voluble, gossipy, loquacious, verbose, mouthy a garrulous old woman
talkative reserved, reticent, taciturn, uncommunicative, tight-lipped2. rambling, lengthy, diffuse, long-winded, wordy, discursive, windy, overlong, verbose, prolix, prosy boring, garrulous prose
rambling concise, terse, succinctgarrulousadjectiveGiven to conversation:chatty, conversational, loquacious, talkative, talky, voluble.Slang: gabby.Translationsgarrulous (ˈgӕrələs) adjective fond of talking. a garrulous old man. 愛說話的 饶舌的，多嘴的 ˈgarrulously adverb 喋喋不休地 饶舌地garˈrulity (-ˈruː-) noun 愛說話 饶舌，多嘴 ˈgarrulousness noun 愛說話 多嘴garrulous
Synonyms for garrulousadj talkativeSynonyms- talkative
- gossiping
- chattering
- babbling
- gushing
- chatty
- long-winded
- effusive
- gabby
- prattling
- voluble
- gossipy
- loquacious
- verbose
- mouthy
Antonyms- reserved
- reticent
- taciturn
- uncommunicative
- tight-lipped
adj ramblingSynonyms- rambling
- lengthy
- diffuse
- long-winded
- wordy
- discursive
- windy
- overlong
- verbose
- prolix
- prosy
AntonymsSynonyms for garrulousadj given to conversationSynonyms- chatty
- conversational
- loquacious
- talkative
- talky
- voluble
- gabby
Synonyms for garrulousadj full of trivial conversationSynonyms- chatty
- gabby
- loquacious
- talkative
- talky
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