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babblative
/ˈbablətɪv/
adjective
Given to babbling; loquacious, prattling. Also: characterized by an excess of talk; verbose, bombastic. Now somewhat archaic.
Origin
Late
16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Newton (d. 1607), translator
and Church of England clergyman. From babble + -ative.
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