Garrulity

Definitions

The state or characteristic of being garrulous.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“He ought to bee of some abilities in disputing; and what he wants in Logick, he must supply⟳ in Garrulity: for whatsoever he affirms, the interest⟳ he hath in his seduc'd hearers, improves into Syllogism […]”

“With all the affectionate garrulity of age, she a thousand times expressed her pleasure at beholding the sisters;[…]”

“She delivered herself of a great number⟳ of original reflections. It was the most charming garrulity he had ever heard.”

“A stream of inquiry and comment⟳ issued from her lips. . . . At last⟳ Gillian managed to stem the torrent of garrulity and interposed a question⟳.”

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