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.
The most garrulous people on
earth.
De Quincey.
2. (Zoöl.) Having a loud, harsh
note; noisy; -- said of birds; as, the garrulous
roller.
Syn. -- Garrulous, Talkative,
Loquacious. A garrulous person indulges in long, prosy
talk, with frequent repetitions and lengthened details;
talkative implies simply a great desire to talk; and
loquacious a great flow of words at command. A child is
talkative; a lively woman is loquacious; an old man in
his dotage is garrulous.
-- Gar"ru*lous*ly, adv. --
Gar"ru*lous*ness, n.
