Garrulous Definition

gărə-ləs, găryə-
adjective
Talking much or too much, esp. about unimportant things; loquacious.
Webster's New World
Given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely talkative.
American Heritage
Wordy and rambling.
A garrulous speech.
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Origin of Garrulous

  • From Latin garrulus (“talkative”), form of garrīre (“to chatter”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin garrulus from garrīre to chatter

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Garrulous Sentence Examples

  • He is a very shrewd and garrulous fellow.

  • He was not only without political or military capacity, but was so garrulous that he could not keep a secret.

  • She meets younger brother and his garrulous and preganant wife (Adams), his taciturn father and none too approving mother.

  • Geminis, Leos, Sagittarians and Aquarians tend to be progressive, garrulous, and enjoy the finer things in life.

  • Distinguished humanists might sneer at him as "a garrulous sophist"; but from this time his ambition was not only to be the greatest scientific authority in Germany but also the champion of the papacy and of the traditional church order.

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