word origin example bank ( formal ) tending not to say very
much, in a way that seems unfriendly a taciturn and serious young
man taci turn ity / BrE tstnti ; NAmE tstrnti / noun [ uncountable
]
gar rul ous BrE / rls / BrE / rjls / NAmE / rls / adjective
word origin example bank talking a lot, especially about
unimportant things talkative He became positively garrulous after a
few glasses of wine. gar rul ous ly / BrE ; NAmE / adverb
