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garrulous

adjectiveGraduateELO 1,550CATSAT
WORD COMPOSITION
suffix-ousfull of, characterized by
DEFINITION

full of trivial conversation

WEBSTER'S 1913

Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious.

ETYMOLOGY

Latin 'garrulus' - talkative

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
IN LITERATURE

I mean, this garrulous, super-subtle, so-called Philosopher, who first set me upon the building of 'The Three Volumes,' it is true, but whose stipulation that he should occupy so large a portion of them has made them rock top-heavy, to the forfeit of their stability.

George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
✨ WORD STORY

Imogen couldn't escape her garrulous neighbor at the local Aisha Town café. "Did you see that new bird?" he started again. Just as she reached for her earplugs shaped like miniature penguins, he noticed and beamed, diving into another tale about his feathered friends.

📖 TALE

Oscar navigated the crowded Djemaa el-Fna square in Marrakech, his eyes darting from snake charmers to food stalls when a man with a parrot on his shoulder tapped him. The bird was garrulous, squawking out a stream of endless chatter, mimicking every sound it heard and overwhelming Oscar with its constant noise.

IN USE

The young and garrulous king was also repulsed by Elizabeth's newly diagnosed epilepsy and subsequent seizures.

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