Dictionary

garrulous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡɛɹ.ə.ləs/ (US)
• /ˈɡɛɹ.jə.ləs/ (US)
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• /ˈɡæɹ.ə.ləs/ (US)
• /ˈɡæɹ.jə.ləs/ (US)
• /ˈɡæɹ.ʊ.ləs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /ˈɡæɹ.jʊ.ləs/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Latin garrulus (“talkative”) + -ous, from the verb garriō (“to chatter”).

Meanings

1. Excessively or tiresomely talkative.
   • She lingered for a few moments, and was garrulous over some detail of the household. 1891, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray:
   • Crammed with gossip, anecdotes, and confessions . . ., his garrulous, untidy narratives read like a good novel. 1984 Dec, James Atlas, “A Modern Whitman”, in The Atlantic:
2. Excessively wordy and rambling.

Forms

Deriveds

garrulousness · ungarrulous · garrulously

Relateds

garrulity

Synonyms

tonguey · loquacious · voluble · chatty · pleonastic · nattery · nattersome · rambling · verbose · logorrheic · talkative · periphrastic · effusive · prolix · talky · gobby · long-winded · loquacious · talkative · palaverous · chatty · voluble · verbose · wordy · wordy · bombastic · yappy · talksome · outspoken · chattery · wordy · chattering · yakky · garrulous · prolix · rigmarole · sesquipedalian · motormouth · circumlocutory · diffuse · gabby · long-winded

Translations (75)

bg приказлив (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · ro flecar (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · mi ngutu tewha (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · it garrulo (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · nl kletserig (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · de daherlabernd (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · ro gureș (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · pt gárrulo (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · cmn 喋喋不休的 (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · ga clabach (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · mk го́ворлив (excessively wordy and rambling) · de endlos redend (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · cs řečný (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · es lenguón (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · el απεραντολόγος (excessively wordy and rambling) · cs mnohomluvný (excessively wordy and rambling) · ru многосло́вный (excessively wordy and rambling) · mi tewha (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · es gárrulo (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · mk многугла́голив (excessively wordy and rambling) · mk го́ворлив (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · bg многословен (excessively wordy and rambling) · pl gadatliwy (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · ga cabach (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · pt tagarela (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · hu szószátyár (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · cs povídavý (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · mk збо́рлив (excessively wordy and rambling) · uk балакучий (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · es garrulador (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · nl omslachtig (excessively wordy and rambling) · ru простра́нный (excessively wordy and rambling) · mk бр́борлив (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · ka მოლაყბე (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · bg бъбрив (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · id banyak omong (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · es lenguaz (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · el φλύαρος (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · ka ენაჭარტალა (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · ga foclach (excessively wordy and rambling) · mi pukukōrero (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · mk бр́блив (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · ka სიტყვამრავალი (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · uk багатослівний (excessively wordy and rambling) · es gárrulo (excessively wordy and rambling) · id cerewet (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · grc λάλος (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · ru болтли́вый (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · cs upovídaný (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · ro guraliv (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · mi kōtetetete (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · cs užvaněný (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · uk говіркий (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · nl wijdlopig (excessively wordy and rambling) · nl babbelziek (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · ro limbut (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · id pembual (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · nl praatziek (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · sh брбљив (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · mi tewetewe (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · hu bőbeszédű (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · el πολύλογος (excessively wordy and rambling) · mk др́дорлив (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · mn ам задгай (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · ga béalchlabach (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · ka ყბედი (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · ru говорли́вый (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · ta வாயாடி (excessively wordy and rambling) · de geschwätzig (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · mk збо́рлив (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · sh brbljiv (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · ga ráiteach (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · nl langdradig (excessively wordy and rambling) · sv pratsjuk (excessively or tiresomely talkative) · la garrulus (excessively or tiresomely talkative)