Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Talkativeness.

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  • noun garrulity

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  • noun the quality of being wordy and talkative

Etymologies

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garrulous +‎ -ness

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Examples

  • His garrulousness might be a liability for an ordinary diplomat — but Fernandez is anything but ordinary.

    Voice of America 2007

  • As Rabbi David Wolpe observed a few months ago, there is an astonishing garrulousness to the comments made by Atheists to posts about religion that suggest not simply a lack of interest in, or even disdain for, religion but a competitive anger directed against persons of traditional religious faith.

    David Lose: Has Atheism Become A Religion? David Lose 2011

  • But the garrulousness of age was on old Pat, and it was long before he permitted Stubener's eyes to close.

    Chapter II 2010

  • The old man babbled on, unheeded by the boys, who were long accustomed to his garrulousness, and whose vocabularies, besides, lacked the greater portion of the words he used.

    Page 6 2010

  • As Rabbi David Wolpe observed a few months ago, there is an astonishing garrulousness to the comments made by Atheists to posts about religion that suggest not simply a lack of interest in, or even disdain for, religion but a competitive anger directed against persons of traditional religious faith.

    David Lose: Has Atheism Become A Religion? David Lose 2011

  • There is a terrible garrulousness in most American writing, a legacy no doubt of the Old Frontier.

    The ‘Terrible Garrulousness’ of American Writing — Quote of the Day / Gore Vidal « One-Minute Book Reviews 2009

  • My theory implies that you can actually use her syntax and garrulousness to get a sense of her underlying knowledge on any given topic.

    Matthew Yglesias » Identity Politics for White People 2010

  • Obviously plenty of religious folk radiate the same garrulousness, but this post is about Atheists.

    David Lose: Has Atheism Become A Religion? David Lose 2011

  • There is a terrible garrulousness in most American writing, a legacy no doubt of the Old Frontier.

    2009 July 08 « One-Minute Book Reviews 2009

  • Obviously plenty of religious folk radiate the same garrulousness, but this post is about Atheists.

    David Lose: Has Atheism Become A Religion? David Lose 2011

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