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garrulous

/ˈɡar(ʊ)ləs/adjective

Talking too much, especially about unimportant things.

Example sentences

  • “The garrulous taxi driver chatted the entire way to the airport.”
  • “Our garrulous neighbor can talk for an hour about his lawn.”

More cutting than 'talkative': the extra syllables imply the listener's exhaustion. Often paired with age in fiction, fairly or not: a garrulous old neighbor.

Featured as word of the day on May 12, 2026.

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