garrulous | Definition & Meaning for the SAT
⚡️ GARRULOUS most nearly means: (A) excessively talkative; (B) silently brooding; (C) amusing; (D) intellectually curious. 👉 Answer + examples, pronunciation, and full SAT explanation inside.
ℹ️ Part of speech of garrulous
garrulous is an ADJECTIVE.
🗣️ Pronunciation of garrulous
garrulous is pronounced /ˈgær.ə.ləs/ or GAR-uh-luhs.
📚️ Definition of garrulous
Excessively talkative, especially in an annoying or tedious way. Example: a garrulous neighbor who talks non-stop.
📰 Examples
Here are some examples of garrulous in usage:
My garrulous hairdresser knows everything about every client. ✂️
John Forster, a writer and friend of Charles Dickens, was: ... a fine critic and a great essayist. His sister was a lunatic, and he himself a saddened, garrulous, humorous, and gregarious bachelor who often drank too much.
In our age of X threads and billionaire spats, we've somehow become both more garrulous and less articulate—everyone's talking, but little is being contributed to the canon of truth or verifiable facts.
✅ Quiz answer
Answer to the question above:
A, excessively talkative. Explanations: B doesn't work; silently brooding is pretty much the opposite of garrulous. C could describe someone entertaining or witty, but that's not what garrulous means. D might be inquisitive or curious, which also doesn't match the sense of this word used to describe the nature and quality of speech.