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English

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/�gær.�l.�s/|/�gær.j�l.�s/
italbrac|US IPA|/�g�r.�l.�s/|/�g�r.j�l.�s/
audio|en-us-garrulous.ogg|Audio (US)
audio|en-us-garrulous-2.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

1. excessively|Excessively or tiresomely talkative.

#* 1984, "A Modern Whitman," by James Atlas. The Atlantic, Dec 1984.
#*: Crammed with gossip, anecdotes, and confessions . . ., his garrulous, untidy narratives read like a good novel.

1. context|of something written or performed Excessively wordy and rambling.

Synonyms
italbrac|excessively or tiresomely talkative: chatty, talkative, loquacious
italbrac|excessively wordy and rambling: bombastic, rambling, wordy

Derived terms
garrulously
garrulousness

Translations
trans-top|excessively or tiresomely talkative
German: geschwätzig
Polish: gadatliwy m
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trans-bottom

trans-top|excessively wordy and rambling
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Related terms
garrulity

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