palavers
Meaning of palavers
noun
- unnecessarily elaborate or complex procedure.
there's a lot of palaver involved
since I've started the whole palaver, I may as well carry it forward
getting into each building was a bit of a palaver
what a palaver!
- talk unproductively and at length.
it's too hot for palavering
mid 18th century (in the sense ‘a talk between tribespeople and traders’): from Portuguese palavra ‘word’, from Latin parabola ‘comparison’ (see parable).
Information about palavers
- The singular form of palavers is: palaver.
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Hyphenation of palavers
palavers
- It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
- palavers is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
palavers synonyms
Meaning talk informally about unimportant matters:
Meaning engage in gossip:
Meaning talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way:
Meaning talk foolishly or at tedious length about something:
Meaning talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way:
Meaning talk in a long-winded way without making very much sense:
Meaning talk in a rambling manner:
Meaning talk rapidly and unintelligibly:
Meaning talk in a rapid, excited, and often incomprehensible way:
Meaning dribble at the mouth; slaver:
Meaning talk at length; chatter:
Meaning kill or harm by exposure to gas:
Meaning talk at length, typically about trivial matters:
Meaning a large domesticated wild ox with shaggy hair, humped shoulders, and large horns, used in Tibet as a pack animal and for its milk, meat, and hide:
Meaning chatter:
Meaning talk incessantly; chatter:
Meaning talk casually, especially on unimportant matters; chat:
Meaning hunt rabbits:
Meaning speak at length about trivial matters:
Meaning talk or grumble monotonously:
Meaning speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner:
Meaning have a chat:
Meaning talk or write in a trivial or foolish way:
Meaning make a sharp sound or series of sounds as a result of a hard object striking another:
Anagrams of palavers
Words that rhyme with palavers
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