Garrulous

//ˈɡæɹ.ʊ.ləs// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Excessively or tiresomely talkative.

    "She lingered for a few moments, and was garrulous over some detail of the household."

  2. 2
    Excessively wordy and rambling.
Adjective
  1. 1
    full of trivial conversation wordnet

Synonyms

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chattyloquaciouslong windedprolixverbosewordy

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"Garrulous as he may have been, that old philosopher made some very poignant arguments about economics and society."

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Latin garrulus (“talkative”) + -ous, from the verb garriō (“I chatter”).

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