as in garrulity
the use of too many words to express an idea
the garrulousness of the senator's speeches invariably caused every eye in the room to glaze over
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Noun
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Flatulent describes inflated, pretentious writing; garrulity describes excessive talkativeness.—
Gary Gilson,
Star Tribune,
31 Oct. 2020
Noun
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No choice, no road, no hope— only the endless repetition of the sordid and the semi-tragic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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All forms of strength training can help, but heavier lifting at lower repetitions is most effective.—
Adam Cohen,
Oklahoman,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The repetitiveness of the plot is not helped by the many montages writer-director Yandy Laurens uses as shortcuts, instead of writing scenes that show how the central relationship is developing.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
15 Dec. 2025
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The previous record-holder was President Clinton, famously known for his Southern-twang verbosity.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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This working prompt injection came only after much trial and error, explaining the verbosity and the detail in it.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Technological diffusion has historically followed an S-curve, where early adoption is slow, accelerates as costs fall, and eventually plateaus as saturation sets in and marginal returns diminish.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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For those concerned about sensitivity, passive scent methods such as reed diffusers, including options from B’s Knees, Nest or Hotel Collection, and cold-air diffusion systems like those from Aroma360 offer lighter ways to fragrance a space.—
Allison Hatfield,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Just as the limitless space of web text tempts writers to indulge their logorrhea, the blinking, ever-transmuting, cartoonish interface of web browsers prevents would-be readers from paying attention to anything for longer than about 7 seconds.—
Barton Swaim,
WSJ,
19 Sep. 2022
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Nor has Musk kept his Twitter logorrhea in check in other respects.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2022
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Remaining on stage with gracious verbalism, Batiste first acknowledged the nominees.—
Allison Hazel,
Essence,
9 June 2021
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On their website, the three yellow stripes are prominently featured on the website under the Black Lives Matter wordage, and used on their social media accounts.—
Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria,
USA TODAY,
29 Mar. 2023
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Reached by the Union-Tribune Wednesday morning, Lindsey differed with McGillis’ wordage.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2023
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“Garrulousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/garrulousness. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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