garrulus: loquax (garrulus [ = λάλος], with reference to the quality; loquax [= ἀδολέσχης], with reference to the quantity of what is uttered. The garrulus loves to hear himself talk, and tries to amuse by silly, weak conversation; the loquaxtries to instruct by prosy, dull conversation, arising from the speaker’s want of power to express himself concisely; loquacitas is especially a weakness of old age; Cic., does not use garrulus): verbosus (wordy; of things; e.g., letters, etc.; garrulus and loquax being confined to persons, except in poetry, where garrulus is used of chattering brooks, etc., and loquax of eyes, hands, streams, etc.).