Flashcards: Latin Derivatives

garrulous  

 

talking too much, especially about trifles

 

"I may talk a lot," he said, "but I'm not garrulous. I talk about important things like golfing and fishing."  

 

Related English words: garrulity, garrulousness (garrulity)

 

Latin root words: garrulus, garrula, garrulum - chattering, talkative; garrio, garrire - to chatter, babble, prate

 

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