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Garrulous 
Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious. "It is hard to get a word in with a garrulous person."

“The most garrulous people on earth.” De Quincey.

(Zoöl.) 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.



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