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gregarious Definition

gre·gari·ous (grə gerē əs)

adjective

  1. living in herds or flocks
  2. fond of the company of others; sociable
  3. having to do with a herd, flock, or crowd
  4. Bot. growing in clusters

Etymology: L gregarius, belonging to a flock < grex (gen. gregis), a flock, herd < IE base *ger-, to collect > Gr ageirein, to assemble

gregarious Related Forms
gre·gari·ously adverb gre·gari·ous·ness noun
gregarious Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • creature: The tense, easily aggravated captive makes way for a much more urbane, relaxed, almost gregarious, creature.
  • bird: Outside the breeding season these are gregarious birds which are found in small flocks of up to 30 individuals.
  • animal: They are gregarious animals living in groups of up to 24 animals.
  • nature: I guess there have been a few where my gregarious nature has got the better of me.
  • man: He is a very ambitious, gregarious man determined to use every device he can to tell the world about his business.
  • person: People who know me know that I'm not the most gregarious person.

Modifying Another Word

  • highly: The species is also known to be highly gregarious, associating with other small cetaceans in mixed species groups.
  • usually: Tho usually gregarious, the only sighting in South Africa was a single in northern Kruger.
  • very: According to Branch volunteers, he is a very gregarious fellow who just loves being the center of attention.
  • extremely: Guillemots are extremely gregarious, colonial breeding is the norm and colonies can contain many tens of thousands of individuals.
  • particularly: The birds are easiest to see during the October to March period when the young ones are particularly gregarious.
  • fairly: I'm a well balanced man, and fairly gregarious too.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: TOUCH is the major trigger of swarming, ie it is contact between crowded individuals that makes them become gregarious.