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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Garrulous \Gar"ru*lous\, a. [L. garrulus, fr. garrire to
     chatter, talk; cf. Gr. ? voice, ? to speak, sing. Cf.
     {Call}.]
     1. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial
        things; talkative; loquacious.
  
              The most garrulous people on earth.   --De Quincey.
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.) Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of
        birds; as, the garrulous roller.
  
     Syn: {Garrulous}, {Talkative}, {Loquacious}.
  
     Usage: 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  garrulous
       adj : full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by
             gabby neighbors" [syn: {chatty}, {gabby}, {loquacious},
              {talkative}, {talky}]

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