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   Gre·gar·i·ous

   /ɡrəˈɡerēəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) fond of company; sociable: "he was a popular and gregarious man" Similar sociablesocialcompany-lovingcompanionableconvivialclubbableoutgoingfriendlyaffableamiablegenialcongenialcordialhospitableneighborlywelcomingwarmpleasantcomradelyhail-fellow-well-metcouthyinformal:chummypallymateydecentclubbybuddy-buddyrare:conversableOpposite unsociablereserved
   • ▪ (of animals) living in flocks or loosely organized communities: "gregarious species forage in flocks from colonies or roosts" Similar socialorganizedliving in shoals/flocks/herds
   • ▪ (of plants) growing in open clusters or in pure associations: "in the wild, trees are usually gregarious plants"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin gregarius (from grex, greg- ‘a flock’) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gregariously adverb
   • 2. gregariousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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