garrulous C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɡɛɹ.ə.ləs/ UK /ˈɡæɹ.ʊ.ləs/ See IPA manual Freq #81824 Meanings 1 adj Excessively or tiresomely talkative. She lingered for a few moments, and was garrulous over some detail of the household. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · excessively or tiresomely... chatteringchatterychattyeffusivegabbygarrulousgobbylogorrheic Word family Derived forms garrulouslygarrulousnessungarrulous Related forms garrulity Etymology Adapted borrowing of Latin garrulus (“talkative”) + -ous, from the verb garriō (“to chatter”). Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # garrulous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɡɛɹ.ə.ləs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡæɹ.ʊ.ləs/ **Frequency rank:** 81824 ## Meanings 1. Excessively or tiresomely talkative. ## Examples - She lingered for a few moments, and was garrulous over some detail of the household. ## Synonyms - chattering - chattery - chatty - effusive - gabby - garrulous - gobby - logorrheic ## Derived Forms - garrulously - garrulousness - ungarrulous ## Related Forms - garrulity ## Etymology Adapted borrowing of Latin garrulus (“talkative”) + -ous, from the verb garriō (“to chatter”). ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown