garrulous
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garrulous
- /ˈɡæɹ.ʊ.ləs/ UK
- /ˈɡæɹ.jʊ.ləs/ UK
- /ˈɡɛɹ.ə.ləs/ US
- /ˈɡɛɹ.jə.ləs/ US
- /ˈɡæɹ.ə.ləs/ US
- /ˈɡæɹ.jə.ləs/ US
Where it comes from
Adapted borrowing of Latin garrulus (“talkative”) + -ous, from the verb garriō (“to chatter”).
adjective more garrulous · most garrulous
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Excessively or tiresomely talkative.
She lingered for a few moments, and was garrulous over some detail of the household.
Similar: chatty, talkative, long-winded, loquacious, tonguey, voluble, chattering, chattery, effusive, gabby, garrulous, gobby
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Excessively wordy and rambling.
Similar: bombastic, rambling, wordy, circumlocutory, diffuse, periphrastic, palaverous, pleonastic, prolix, rigmarole, sesquipedalian, verbose
Translations
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adj excessively or tiresomely talkative
| Español | gárrulo, garrulador, lenguón, lenguaz |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 喋喋不休的 |
| Português | gárrulo, tagarela |
| Deutsch | geschwätzig, endlos redend, daherlabernd |
| Italiano | garrulo |
| Ελληνικά | φλύαρος flýaros |
| Română | limbut, guraliv, gureș, flecar |
| Русский | болтли́вый boltlívyj, говорли́вый govorlívyj |
adj excessively wordy and rambling
| Español | gárrulo |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | πολύλογος polýlogos, απεραντολόγος aperantológos |
| Русский | простра́нный prostránnyj, многосло́вный mnogoslóvnyj |
Talk about this word "garrulous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/garrulous. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. garrulous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/garrulous "garrulous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/garrulous.Cite this
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