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garrulously

garrulously

1 8.5
Talking a lot in a way that annoys others
  • adverb
  • /ˈɡɛr.ə.ləs.li/
  • Formal
: garrulamente
  • She spoke garrulously at the party.

Examples

  • The old man garrulously recounted stories from his youth to anyone who would listen.

  • She spoke garrulously about her day, barely stopping to take a breath.

  • They laughed garrulously during dinner, enjoying each other's company.

  • He garrulously shared stories from his childhood.

  • At the party, she garrulously shared stories about her travels.

  • He spoke garrulously about his favorite movies, leaving little time for others to speak.

  • The children garrulously chatted among themselves, excited about the upcoming holiday.

Synonyms

talky-talky
vsgarrulously
  • Informal
1 9.6

Full of long conversations that feel boring

is excessive in general social speech rather than only dialogue focus
chattily
vsgarrulously
  • Informal
1 5.7

In a lively, friendly way that shows you like talking

is more excessive in amount and less merely friendly
windily
vsgarrulously
1 7.5

Using more words than needed makes speech or writing feel long

is social excess rather than simply wordy expression
loquaciously
vsgarrulously
  • Formal
1 9.9

Talking a lot in a friendly, lively way

is about excessive social speech rather than neutral wordiness
talkily
vsgarrulously
8.9

To speak a lot and fill silences with words

is even more excessive in speech and persistence
talkatively
vsgarrulously
5.8

In a friendly way that shows someone enjoys speaking a lot

is more strongly excessive and implies annoying excess speech

Antonyms

114 1.2

In a quiet way without making any sound or speaking

How Talkative

garrulously
  • Formal
1 8.5
loquaciously
  • Formal
1 9.9
volubly
  • Formal
1 8.7
chattily
  • Informal
1 5.7

Surface Forms

garrulously positive
garrulouslyer comparative
garrulouslyest superlative

Morphology

garrulously = garrulous (transparent) = garrulous + ous + ly

The suffix '-ly' is a standard transformation to form adverbs from adjectives, maintaining the meaning of 'in a manner of'.

Etymology

Garrulously comes from the Latin garrire, which means 'to chatter'. So to speak garrulously is to talk a lot in a chatty, 'too much' way.