Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely talkative.
- adj. Wordy and rambling: a garrulous speech.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Talkative; prating; loquacious; specifically, given to talking much and with much minuteness and repetition of unimportant or trivial details.
- Synonyms Loquacious, etc. (see talkative); prattling, babbling.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious.
- adj. Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of birds.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. full of trivial conversation
Etymologies
- From Latin garrulus, from garrīre, to chatter.
Examples
“Miss Letitia presided over the table in garrulous majesty.”
“Stanley Smith, a Philadelphia lawyer, called his garrulous group to order in the Penn Athletic Club one night last week.”
“Why GM Matters excels when Holstein draws on the extensive access he was given to GM product executives such as garrulous Vice-Chairman Robert A. Lutz or designer Bob Boniface.”
“But underneath his garrulous side is a passionate supporter of social causes such as the up-coming Burma Relief Benefit he co-hosts this annual event Sept 19th with writer Naomi Wolf and Esai Morales.”
“A garrulous performer, Vic was one of a small collection of satchel-toting prop comics who tended to use his powers for good... and the props were often just a side dish to his rollicking and sometimes corny jokes and observations.”
The Huffington Post: Marc Hershon: Goodbye to the Nice Guy With the Crazy Eyes
“That's the rule that was established by Declan, the charismatic and garrulous mentor and crew leader who lured Carr into this larcenous life after Carr's botched careers in the CIA and private security.”
“The opposition sees the vote as their best chance yet of ending the garrulous leader's rule, but the 57-year-old former soldier vowed to bounce back so he can push ahead with his socialist transformation of Venezuela.”
The Huffington Post: Chavez returns from chemo recharged but cautious
“Clarkson is the gangling, unpredictable bringer of disaster; Turner is the slightly pompous straight man in the flesh, Turner is the more garrulous, Clarkson a little more earnest, though only a fraction.”
“Meet Magu in person and you'll find him endlessly garrulous, spirited in his arguments, as eager to share his own ideas as he is to hear those of others.”
The Huffington Post: Peter Clothier: Gilbert "Magu" Lujan: A Benefit
“Gillen plays Aidan, a garrulous Irish misfit who attaches himself to a homeless man he meets in A&E.”
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