Garrulous

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈɡæɹ.ÊŠ.lÉ™s/, /ˈɡæɹ.jÊŠ.lÉ™s/
• US

Origin

From Latin garrulus ("talkative"), form of garrīre ("to chatter").

Full definition of garrulous

Adjective

1. Excessively or tiresomely talkative.
• 1984, "A Modern Whitman," by James Atlas. The Atlantic, Dec 1984.Crammed with gossip, anecdotes, and confessions . . ., his garrulous, untidy narratives read like a good novel.
2. (of something written or performed) Excessively wordy and rambling.

Synonyms

• excessively or tiresomely talkative: chatty, talkative, loquacious, tonguey
• excessively wordy and rambling: bombastic, rambling, wordy

Derived terms

• garrulously
• garrulousness

Related terms

• garrulity