garrulous
Meaning of garrulous
- excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
a garrulous cab driver
early 17th century: from Latin garrulus (from garrire ‘to chatter, prattle’) + -ous.
Information about garrulous
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of garrulous
gar-ru-lous
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- garrulous is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
garrulous synonyms
Meaning chatty:
chatty, gabby, loquacious, talkative, talky
Meaning (of a person) talking fluently, readily, or incessantly:
Meaning using or expressed in more words than are needed:
Meaning talk informally about unimportant matters:
Meaning characterized by casual conversation or reports about other people:
Meaning engage in gossip:
Meaning talking rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way:
Meaning the action of talking long-windedly without making very much sense:
Meaning talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way:
Meaning talk foolishly or at tedious length about something:
Meaning talk in a rapid, excited, and often incomprehensible way:
Meaning (of speech or writing) effusive or exaggeratedly enthusiastic:
Meaning showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner:
Meaning (of a person or their manner) relaxed and genially frank and communicative:
Meaning willing to divulge information:
Meaning as used in conversation; not formal:
Meaning willing, eager, or able to talk or impart information:
Meaning inclined to talk a lot, especially in a rude or insolent way:
Meaning resembling or full of gas:
Meaning using or expressed in many words that sound impressive but mean little:
Meaning talk at length about trivial or boring subjects:
Meaning speak at length about trivial matters:
Meaning (of a person) tending to talk too loudly and in a blunt or opinionated way:
Meaning using or expressed in rather too many words:
Meaning (of speech or writing) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy:
Meaning (especially in reference to time) of considerable or unusual length, especially so as to be tedious:
Meaning continuing for a long time or longer than usual; lengthy:
Meaning (of writing or speech) lengthy and confused or inconsequential:
Meaning travelling aimlessly from place to place; itinerant:
Meaning talk in a rambling manner:
Meaning following a winding course:
Meaning characterized by digression; tending to depart from the subject:
Meaning spread out over a large area; not concentrated:
Meaning digressing from subject to subject:
Meaning (of speech or writing) indirect and circumlocutory:
garrulous antonyms
Meaning (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little:
Meaning not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily:
Meaning giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive:
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