conversational

[kon-ver-sey-shuh-nl]

con·ver·sa·tion·al

[kon-ver-sey-shuh-nl]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of conversation: a conversational tone of voice.
2.
able or ready to converse; given to conversation.

Origin:
1770–80; conversation + -al1

con·ver·sa·tion·al·ly, adverb
non·con·ver·sa·tion·al, adjective
non·con·ver·sa·tion·al·ly, adverb
pre·con·ver·sa·tion·al, adjective
un·con·ver·sa·tion·al, adjective


1. See colloquial.

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Conversational has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
given to using long words.
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conversational (ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənəl)
 
adj
1.  of, using, or in the manner of conversation
2.  inclined to or skilled in conversation; conversable
 
conver'sationally
 
adv

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