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Adapted borrowing of Latin garrulus (“talkative”) +‎ -ous, from the verb garriō (“to chatter”).^[1]

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɡæɹ.ʊ.ləs/, /ˈɡæɹ.jʊ.ləs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛɹ.ə.ləs/, /ˈɡɛɹ.jə.ləs/, /ˈɡæɹ.ə.ləs/, /ˈɡæɹ.jə.ləs/

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garrulous (comparative more garrulous, superlative most garrulous)

1. Excessively or tiresomely talkative.

   Synonyms: chatty, talkative, long-winded, loquacious, tonguey, voluble; see also Thesaurus:talkative

   • 1891, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray:

     She lingered for a few moments, and was garrulous over some detail of the household.

   • 1984 Dec, James Atlas, “A Modern Whitman”, in The Atlantic:

     Crammed with gossip, anecdotes, and confessions . . ., his garrulous, untidy narratives read like a good novel.

2. (literature, theater) Excessively wordy and rambling.

   Synonyms: bombastic, rambling, wordy; see also Thesaurus:verbose

• garrulity