garrulous

Garrulous — Gar ru*lous, a. [L. garrulus, fr. garrire to chatter, talk; cf. Gr. ? voice, ? to speak, sing. Cf. {Call}.] 1. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious. [1913 Webster] The most garrulous people on earth …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

garrulous — I adjective babbling, chattering, chatty, communicative, declamatory, effusive, eloquent, gabby, glib, gossiping, gossipy, indiscreet, leaky, long winded, loquacious, prattling, talkative, tattling, verbose, wordy II index flatulent, loquacious,… …   Law dictionary

garrulous — 1610s, from L. garrulus talkative, from garrire to chatter, from PIE root *gar to call, cry, of imitative origin. Related: Garrulously; garrulousness …   Etymology dictionary

garrulous — *talkative, loquacious, voluble, glib Analogous words: glib, voluble, fluent, *vocal, articulate, eloquent Antonyms: taciturn Contrasted words: reserved, reticent, *silent, uncommunicative, close: laconic, terse, *concise: curt, brusque, blunt… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

garrulous — [adj] talkative babbling, blabbermouth*, chattering, chatty, effusive, flap jaw*, gabby, glib, gossiping, gushing, longwinded*, loose lipped*, loose tongued*, loquacious, motormouth*, mouthy, prating, prattling, prolix, prosy, running on at the… …   New thesaurus

garrulous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ excessively talkative. DERIVATIVES garrulity noun garrulously adverb garrulousness noun. ORIGIN Latin garrulus, from garrire to chatter, prattle …   English terms dictionary

garrulous — [gar′ə ləs, gar′yo͞oləs, gar′yələs] adj. [L garrulus < garrire, to chatter: for IE base see CARE] talking much or too much, esp. about unimportant things; loquacious SYN. TALKATIVE garrulity [gə ro͞o′lə tē] n. garrulousness garrulously adv …   English World dictionary

garrulous — garrulously, adv. garrulousness, n. /gar euh leuhs, gar yeuh /, adj. 1. excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters. 2. wordy or diffuse: a garrulous and boring speech. [1605 15; < L garrulus talkative,… …   Universalium

garrulous — [[t]gæ̱rələs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as garrulous, you mean that they talk a great deal, especially about unimportant things. I found her in conversation with Mrs Williams, a garrulous old woman who lived next door. Syn: talkative …   English dictionary

garrulous — adjective 1) a garrulous old man Syn: talkative, loquacious, voluble, verbose, chatty, chattering, gossipy; effusive, expansive, forthcoming, conversational, communicative; informal mouthy, gabby, gassy, windy, having the gift of the gab …   Thesaurus of popular words

garrulous — adjective Etymology: Latin garrulus, from garrire to chatter more at care Date: circa 1611 1. given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity ; pointlessly or annoyingly talkative 2. wordy 1 < garrulous speeches > Synonyms: see talkative •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary