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Definition of gregarious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gregarious

adjective

/ɡrɪˈɡeəriəs/

/ɡrɪˈɡeriəs/

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liking to be with other people synonym sociable
- She’s very outgoing and gregarious.
- Hugh was a popular and gregarious man.
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(biology) (of animals or birds) living in groups
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- be
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin gregarius (from grex, greg- ‘a flock’) + -ous.

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