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11/11/11
“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.