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garrulousness

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gar·ru·lous  (gr-ls, gry-)
adj.
1. Given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely talkative.
2. Wordy and rambling: a garrulous speech.
[From Latin garrulus, from garrre, to chatter.]
garru·lous·ly adv.
garru·lous·ness n.
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Noun1.garrulousness - the quality of being wordy and talkative
garrulity, loquaciousness, loquacity, talkativeness
communicativeness - the trait of being communicative
leresis - rambling talkativeness (especially in the aged)
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