Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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. [1913 Webster] The most garrulous people on earth … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
garrulous — 1610s, from L. garrulus talkative, from garrire to chatter, from PIE root *gar to call, cry, of imitative origin. Related: Garrulously; garrulousness … Etymology dictionary
garrulous — *talkative, loquacious, voluble, glib Analogous words: glib, voluble, fluent, *vocal, articulate, eloquent Antonyms: taciturn Contrasted words: reserved, reticent, *silent, uncommunicative, close: laconic, terse, *concise: curt, brusque, blunt… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
garrulous — [adj] talkative babbling, blabbermouth*, chattering, chatty, effusive, flap jaw*, gabby, glib, gossiping, gushing, longwinded*, loose lipped*, loose tongued*, loquacious, motormouth*, mouthy, prating, prattling, prolix, prosy, running on at the… … New thesaurus
garrulous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ excessively talkative. DERIVATIVES garrulity noun garrulously adverb garrulousness noun. ORIGIN Latin garrulus, from garrire to chatter, prattle … English terms dictionary
garrulous — [gar′ə ləs, gar′yo͞oləs, gar′yələs] adj. [L garrulus < garrire, to chatter: for IE base see CARE] talking much or too much, esp. about unimportant things; loquacious SYN. TALKATIVE garrulity [gə ro͞o′lə tē] n. garrulousness garrulously adv … English World dictionary
garrulous — garrulously, adv. garrulousness, n. /gar euh leuhs, gar yeuh /, adj. 1. excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp. about trivial matters. 2. wordy or diffuse: a garrulous and boring speech. [1605 15; < L garrulus talkative,… … Universalium
garrulous — [[t]gæ̱rələs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as garrulous, you mean that they talk a great deal, especially about unimportant things. I found her in conversation with Mrs Williams, a garrulous old woman who lived next door. Syn: talkative … English dictionary
garrulous — adjective 1) a garrulous old man Syn: talkative, loquacious, voluble, verbose, chatty, chattering, gossipy; effusive, expansive, forthcoming, conversational, communicative; informal mouthy, gabby, gassy, windy, having the gift of the gab … Thesaurus of popular words
garrulous — adjective Etymology: Latin garrulus, from garrire to chatter more at care Date: circa 1611 1. given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity ; pointlessly or annoyingly talkative 2. wordy 1 < garrulous speeches > Synonyms: see talkative •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
