Babblingly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. Characterized by a manner of speaking that is fast and unclear, like someone speaking in a stream of disconnected thoughts or sounds
2. Referring to a style of communication that is excessively talkative, often involving trivial subjects or sounds
3. Describing an expression or speech pattern that lacks coherence and depth, often being associated with childish or nonsensical chatter

Etymology: "Babblingly" is a plain formation: the adjective "babbling" with the adverbial suffix "-ly" added to it, giving the sense "in a babbling manner." The adjective itself is the present participle form of "babble," so the word is built from a verb-derived base rather than from any older, separate root. The "-ly" ending is the familiar Old English adverb-forming suffix, which English has attached to adjectives for centuries to turn a quality into a manner of doing something. Attaching it to "babbling" produces a word that describes speech or sound that is rapid, repetitive, and hard to make sense of, the way a small child or a brook might sound.

Synonyms: incoherently, gibberingly, prattlingly, chatteringly

Antonyms: silently, quietly, coherently