garrulous
3
8.6
- adjective
- /ˈɡɛrələs/
- Formal
:
garrulo
- He became increasingly garrulous as the night went on, discussing every little detail of his day.
- garrulous old
- garrulous man
- garrulous nature
From then on, until he had you completely subjugated, he was always in and out of your room, ubiquitous and garrulous.
- From then on, until he had you completely subjugated, he was always in and out of your room, ubiquitous and garrulous.
Examples
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Like a lot of reporters, she was not garrulous by nature.
Fiction book (1991) -
No, I'm much too garrulous for that.
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I have become a garrulous old man.
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I will not get to be a garrulous old man.
Fiction book (1999) -
The sailor, Marlow, was the most philosophical and most garrulous member of our group.
Fiction book (1997) -
Are they stiff and withholding or garrulous and foolish?
Academic text (2009) -
Maria and I watched the adults growing garrulous and foreign with the help of Mr. Scala's homemade wine.
Fiction book (1999) -
Juan, our driver, is a good-hearted but garrulous man who chats with all the female passengers, young and old.
Fiction book (1999) -
Julio, the handyman, was his usual garrulous and excitable self.
Fiction book (1991) -
The difficulty is that the prevailing image of Polonius today is that of the boring, garrulous, fussy old meddler.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
36
3.3
Talking a lot in a friendly, informal way
33
2.5
A person who likes to speak a lot with other people
6
9.9
A person who talks a lot about small everyday things
6
7.0
Talking a lot about small, unimportant things
1
7.9
Talking a lot about small, unimportant things
Full of long conversations that feel boring
Talking a lot quickly and without stopping
Talking much more than others want to hear
A person who talks a lot in a loud, rude way
Talking a lot in a friendly, lively way
Antonyms
How Talkative
- Formal
3
8.6
- Formal
6
9.9
- Formal
2
8.6
33
2.5
- Informal
36
3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
garrulous = garrul + ous
The root 'garrul' is a Latin combining form not attested as a free, familiar English base, so learners cannot reliably infer 'talkative' from the parts despite the productive suffix '-ous'.
Etymology
Garrulous comes from the Latin verb garrire, which means 'to chatter'. Think of someone who loves to 'gab' about small things — that's why garrulous means being too talkative about unimportant matters.