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garrulous
What does garrulous mean?
garrulous (adjective): excessively or tiresomely talkative.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use garrulous in a sentence?
- My flatmate is too garrulous. (Tatoeba sentence #10808888 by sundown, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce garrulous?
/ˈɡɛɹələs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does garrulous come from?
Adapted borrowing of Latin garrulus (“talkative”) + -ous, from the verb garriō (“to chatter”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of garrulous?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “garrulous”?
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What does “garrulous” mean?
practically wise, judicious, shrewd
Not quite: that's what prudent means.
excessively or tiresomely talkative
Right! That's what “garrulous” means.
of firm build; stiff; stout; strong
Not quite: that's what sturdy means.
extremely large or on a great scale
Not quite: that's what colossal means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “garrulous”?
nasal
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bogus
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gabby
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bleak
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