Word of the Day for Friday July 1, 2005 garrulous \GAIR-uh-lus; GAIR-yuh-\, adjective: 1. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative. 2. Wordy. Without saying a single word she managed to radiate disapproval ... the air seemed to grow heavy with it and the most garrulous talker would wilt and fall silent. --Mark Amory, [1]Lord Berners: The Last Eccentric He was as garrulous as a magpie. --Ferdinand Mount, [2]Jem (and Sam) The garrulous ancient was for once holding his tongue. --William Black, Madcap Violet Crammed with gossip, anecdotes, and confessions..., his garrulous, untidy narratives read like a good novel. --James Atlas, "A Modern Whitman," [3]The Atlantic, December 1984 He took a great liking to this Rev. Mr. Peters, and talked with him a great deal: told him yarns, gave him toothsome scraps of personal history, and wove a glittering streak of profanity through his garrulous fabric that was refreshing to a spirit weary of the dull neutralities of undecorated speech. --Mark Twain, "Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion II," [4]The Atlantic, November 1877 _________________________________________________________ Garrulous is from Latin garrulus, from garrire, "to chatter, to babble." Synonyms: Talkative, loquacious, chatty. [5]Find more at Thesaurus.com. References 1. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0712665781/ref%3dnosim/lexico 2. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/asin/0786707453/ref%3dnosim/lexico 3. http://www.theatlantic.com/ 4. http://www.theatlantic.com/ 5. http://thesaurus.reference.com/search?q=garrulous Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=9&q=garrulous