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   Garrulous , a. [L. garrulus, fr. garrire to chatter, talk; cf. Gr.  voice,  to speak, sing.  Cf. Call.]
   Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious.
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   The most garrulous people on earth.
   De Quincey.
   
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   (Zool.) Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of birds; as, the garrulous roller.
   Syn. -- Garrulous, Talkative, Loquacious.  A garrulous person indulges in long, prosy talk, with frequent repetitions and lengthened details; talkative implies simply a great desire to talk; and loquacious a great flow of words at command. A child is talkative; a lively woman is loquacious; an old man in his dotage is garrulous.
   -- Gar"ru*lous*ly, adv. -- Gar"ru*lous*ness, n.
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