"garrulous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡæɹ.ʊ.ləs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡæɹ.jʊ.ləs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɡɛɹ.ə.ləs/ [US], /ˈɡɛɹ.jə.ləs/ [US], /ˈɡæɹ.ə.ləs/ [US], /ˈɡæɹ.jə.ləs/ [US] Audio: En-us-garrulous.ogg , En-us-garrulous-2.ogg Forms: more garrulous [comparative], most garrulous [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin garrulus (“talkative”), from the verb garriō (“I chatter”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ǵeh₂r-}}, {{bor|en|la|garrulus||talkative}} Latin garrulus (“talkative”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} garrulous (comparative more garrulous, superlative most garrulous)
  1. Excessively or tiresomely talkative. Categories (topical): Personality, Talking Synonyms: chatty, talkative, longiloquence, long-winded, loquacious, tonguey, voluble, talkative Translations (excessively or tiresomely talkative): λάλος (lálos) (Ancient Greek), бъбрив (bǎbriv) (Bulgarian), приказлив (prikazliv) (Bulgarian), 喋喋不休的 (Chinese Mandarin), kletserig (Dutch), praatziek (Dutch), babbelziek (Dutch), ყბედი (q̇bedi) (Georgian), ენაჭარტალა (enač̣arṭala) (Georgian), მოლაყბე (molaq̇be) (Georgian), სიტყვამრავალი (siṭq̇vamravali) (Georgian), geschwätzig (German), φλύαρος (flýaros) (Greek), bőbeszédű (Hungarian), szószátyár (Hungarian), béalchlabach (Irish), clabach (Irish), ráiteach (Irish), garrulo (Italian), garrulus (Latin), бр́борлив (bŕborliv) (Macedonian), бр́блив (bŕbliv) (Macedonian), збо́рлив (zbórliv) (Macedonian), го́ворлив (góvorliv) (Macedonian), др́дорлив (dŕdorliv) (Macedonian), tewha (Maori), ngutu tewha (Maori), tewetewe (Maori), pukukōrero (Maori), kōtetetete (Maori), ам задгай (am zadgaj) (Mongolian), gadatliwy (Polish), gárrulo (Portuguese), tagarela (Portuguese), limbut (Romanian), guraliv (Romanian), gureș (Romanian), flecar (Romanian), болтли́вый (boltlívyj) (Russian), говорли́вый (govorlívyj) (Russian), брбљив [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), brbljiv [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), gárrulo (Spanish), lenguón (Spanish), lenguaz (Spanish), locuaz (Spanish), pratsjuk (Swedish), балакучий (balakučyj) (Ukrainian), говіркий (hovirkyj) (Ukrainian)
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  2. (of something written or performed) Excessively wordy and rambling. Synonyms: bombastic, rambling, wordy, verbose Translations (excessively wordy and rambling): многословен (mnogosloven) (Bulgarian), langdradig (Dutch), wijdlopig (Dutch), omslachtig (Dutch), πολύλογος (polýlogos) (Greek), απεραντολόγος (aperantológos) (Greek), foclach (Irish), збо́рлив (zbórliv) (Macedonian), го́ворлив (góvorliv) (Macedonian), многугла́голив (mnoguglágoliv) (Macedonian), простра́нный (prostránnyj) (Russian), gárrulo (Spanish), வாயாடி (vāyāṭi) (Tamil), багатослівний (bahatoslivnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-garrulous-en-adj-zOQshxBt Disambiguation of 'excessively wordy and rambling': 12 88
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Derived forms: garrulously, garrulousness Related terms: garrulity
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      "sense": "excessively or tiresomely talkative",
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      "sense": "excessively or tiresomely talkative",
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      "sense": "excessively wordy and rambling",
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      "sense": "excessively wordy and rambling",
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "excessively wordy and rambling",
      "word": "απεραντολόγος"
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      "sense": "excessively wordy and rambling",
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      "sense": "excessively wordy and rambling",
      "word": "збо́рлив"
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      "word": "го́ворлив"
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      "sense": "excessively wordy and rambling",
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "bahatoslivnyj",
      "sense": "excessively wordy and rambling",
      "word": "багатослівний"
    }
  ],
  "word": "garrulous"
}

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