garrulous
adjectiveGraduateELO 1,550SATGRECAT
DEFINITION
full of trivial conversation
WEBSTER'S 1913
Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious.
ETYMOLOGY
Latin 'garrulus' - talkative
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
IN USE
“The young and garrulous king was also repulsed by Elizabeth's newly diagnosed epilepsy and subsequent seizures.”
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