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garrulity

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɡəˈɹuː.lɪ.ti/

noun

  1. The state or characteristic of being garrulous.

    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;[…]

  2. Garrulous talk.

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

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

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