Garrulous

/GAR-uh-lus/

बातूनी (baatuni)

★★★★★ Intermediate Literary

Meanings

  1. Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters
  2. Wordy or rambling
  3. Loquacious

Example Sentences

  • "The garrulous auto-rickshaw driver shared stories about every landmark on the route."
  • "The meeting dragged on because of the garrulous committee member."
  • "Her garrulous neighbour would chat for hours at the door every morning."

Etymology

From Latin 'garrulus' (talkative, chattering), from 'garrire' (to chatter, prattle). Interestingly, 'jay' (the bird) comes from a related idea of chattering and noise.

Related Words

talkativeloquaciousverbosechatty
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