The Collaborative International Dictionary
Garrulous \Gar"ru*lous\, a. [L. garrulus, fr. garrire to chatter, talk; cf. Gr. ? voice, ? to speak, sing. Cf. Call.]
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Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious.
The most garrulous people on earth.
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(Zo["o]l.) Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of birds; as, the garrulous roller.
Syn: Garrulous, Talkative, Loquacious.
Usage: 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.
Wiktionary
adv. In a garrulous manner.
WordNet
adv. in a chatty loquacious manner; "`When I was young,' she continued loquaciously, `I used to do all sorts of naughty things'" [syn: loquaciously, talkatively, talkily]