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garrulous

gar·ru·lous

UK/ˈɡæɹ.ʊ.ləs/ US/ˈɡæɹ.jʊ.ləs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

full of trivial conversation

  • “kept from her housework by gabby neighbors”
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Origin

Adapted borrowing of Latin garrulus (“talkative”) + -ous, from the verb garriō (“to chatter”).

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