AboutTed Nesbitt Expertise I have an interest in the meanings of words and phrases, as well as how and when they became part of the English language. I enjoy
researching idioms, colloquialisms, dialects, and obscurities of
all kinds. I prefer short questions on a particular subject, and
I will not accept lengthy research projects or term papers. NOTE: ALLEXPERTS CLAIMS THAT I TRANSLATE FROM ENGLISH TO LATIN AND FROM LATIN TO ENGLISH. I DO NOT. ALLEXPERTS REFUSES TO DELETE THE LATIN-TO-ENGLISH SERVICE -- ONE THAT I DO NOT PROVIDE.
TRUST ME ON THIS: ALLEXPERTS IS WRONG. I DO NOT TRANSLATE FROM ENGLISH TO LANGUAGE. LOOK FOR A LANGUAGE EXPERT INSTEAD. ETYMOLOGY AND TRANSLATING SERVICES ARE ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. ALLEXPERTS SHOULD KNOW THAT. ALLEXPERTS DOES NOT KNOW THAT. I HAVE TRIED FOR MANY YEARS TO GET THEM TO CHANGE. THEY WILL NOT. SORRY, BUT I DO NOT TRANSLATE FROM ENGLISH TO LATIN.
Experience I am the bibliographic instruction and reference librarian at a public
college. My master's thesis concerns William Faulkner's tragic novels. I formerly taught advanced placement English at two schools in the Philadelphia area.
I have been a member of the grammar and writing section of Allexperts
for more than a year.
Education/Credentials Masters degrees in English, philosophy, and library science.
I wonder if you might mean the word "garrulous," which means "talkative" or "given to rambling or tedious loquacity." It is also defined as "pointlessly or annoyingly talkative." This word CANNOT be used to define "vocabulary," but it certainly CAN be used to describe a person who uses a great deal -- TOO MANY -- words.
I hope this helps, but I'm taking a shot in the dark here.
Ted Nesbitt
P. S. Please take a few seconds to evaluate my response. I've been working for an hour trying to figure out the word that you mean.
"Gregarious" means "to associate with people of the same kind" or "to be sociable" or "to like companionship." It comes from the Greek word, "agora," which means "assembly" or "market place."
It cannot be applied to vocabulary.
If I just knew your context, I could give you a different word to describe vocabulary.
