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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Garrulous \Gar"ru*lous\, a. [L. garrulus, fr garrire to chatter, talk; cf Gr ? voice, ? to speak, sing. Cf {Call}.] 1. Talking much especially about commonplace or trivial things talkative; loquacious. The most garrulous people on earth. --De Quincey. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of birds; as the garrulous roller. Syn: {Garrulous}, {Talkative}, {Loquacious}. Usage: A garrulous person indulges in long, prosy talk, with frequent repetitions and lengthened details; talkative implies simply a great desire to talk; and loquacious a great flow of words at command. A child is talkative; a lively woman is loquacious; an old man in his dotage is garrulous. -- {Gar"ru*lous*ly}, adv -- {Gar"ru*lous*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: garrulousness n : the quality of being wordy and talkative [syn: {garrulity}, {loquaciousness}, {loquacity}, {talkativeness}]
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