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Definition of Garrulous

1. Adjective. Full of trivial conversation. "Kept from her housework by gabby neighbors"

Definition of Garrulous

1. a. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious.

Definition of Garrulous

1. Adjective. Excessively or tiresomely talkative. ¹

2. Adjective. (context: of something written or performed) Excessively wordy and rambling. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Garrulous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Garrulous

1. 1. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious. "The most garrulous people on earth." (De Quincey) 2. Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; said of birds; as, the garrulous roller. Synonym: Garrulous, Talkative, Loquacious. A garrulous person indulges in long, prosy talk, with frequent repetitions and lengthened details; talkative implies simply a great desire to talk; and loquacious a great flow of words at command. A child is talkative; a lively woman is loquacious; an old man in his dotage is garrulous. Gar"rulously, Gar"rulousness. Origin: L. Garrulus, fr. Garrire to chatter, talk; cf. Gr. Voice, to speak, sing. Cf. Call. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Garrulous

Literary usage of Garrulous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. On Translating Homer: Three Lectures Given at Oxford by Matthew Arnold (1861)
"... the following, to take out of a thousand instances the first which comes to hand, is in a garrulous manner. It is from the romance of ..."

2. A Selection of English Synonyms by Elizabeth Jane Whately, Richard Whately (1860)
"TALKATIVE, LOQUACIOUS, garrulous. A little child just learning to speak may be ' talkative ; ' a lively woman may be ' loquacious ; ' an old man in his ..."

3. English Synonyms: Explained and Illustrated by J. H. A. Günther (1904)
"TALKATIVE, LOQUACIOUS, garrulous. Talkative given to much talking, esp. idle talk - the least unfavourable term. Loquacious implies a greater flow of ..."

4. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1861)
"CHAPTER XXXIII. Scenery of the Way-lee-way.—A substitute for tobacco.— Sublime scenery of Snake River.—The garrulous old chief and his cousin. ..."

5. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville by Washington Irving (1886)
"... somewhat garrulous old chief, at length exhausted all his stock of tobacco, so that he had no longer a whiff with which to regale his white companions. ..."

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