garrul-

(Latin: talkative, chattering)

garrulity

1. The quality of being wordy and talkative.
2. Characterized by excessive or pointless talkativeness.

garrulous

1. Full of trivial conversation.
2. Excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner; especially, about trivial matters: "He made a garrulous and boring speech."
3. Using many, or too many, words; excessively or pointlessly talkative.
4. Etymology: from Latin garrulus, "talkative" from garrire, "to chatter".

garrulously

1. In a chatty loquacious manner.
2. Given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely talkative: "When I was young," she continued garrulously, "I used to do all sorts of unacceptable things."

garrulousness

1. The quality of being wordy and talkative.
2. A reference to being excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner about insignificant subjects.

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(Latin: talkative, chattering)

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