garrulous
/ˈɡeɹələs/GEH-ruh-luhs
/ˈɡɛɹələs/GEH-ruh-luhs
Meaningchattering
Common meaning: talking too much
- garrto chatter, babbleLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 802 · scan
- ulousadjective ending: inclined to
Journey through time
- Latingarriō, garrīre‘to chatter, babble’
- Englishgarrulous‘talking too much’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin garriō ‘to chatter, babble’.
Roots
- garriō, garrīre Latin “to chatter, babble”
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