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garrulous

 
(găr'ə-ləs, găr'yə-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely talkative.
  2. Wordy and rambling: a garrulous speech.

[From Latin garrulus, from garrīre, to chatter.]

garrulously gar'ru·lous·ly adv.
garrulousness gar'ru·lous·ness n.

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adjective

    Given to conversation: chatty, conversational, loquacious, talkative, talky, voluble. Slang gabby. See words.

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adj

Definition: talkative
Antonyms: concise, mum, quiet, reserved, silent, still, taciturn, untalkative

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - snakkesalig, snaksom

Nederlands (Dutch)
praatgraag, langdradig

Français (French)
adj. - loquace

Deutsch (German)
adj. - geschwätzig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πολυλογάς, φλύαρος

Italiano (Italian)
loquace

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - loquaz, prolixo

Русский (Russian)
говорливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - gárrulo, locuaz, parlanchín

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - pratsam

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
饶舌的, 啁啾不休的, 多嘴的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 饒舌的, 啁啾不休的, 多嘴的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 수다가 심한, 시끄럽게 지저귀는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - おしゃべりの, 多弁な, 冗長な, おしゃべりな

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ثرثار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פטפטן, מרבה בדיבורים תפלים‬


 
 

 

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