loquacious
Use Loquacious in a sentence
ʃəs adjective
1.
talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.
2.
characterized by excessive talk; wordy: easily the most loquacious play of the season.
Related forms
lo·qua·cious·ly, adverb
lo·qua·cious·ness, noun
un·lo·qua·cious, adjective
un·lo·qua·cious·ly, adverb
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loquacious (lɒˈkweɪʃəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| characterized by or showing a tendency to talk a great deal | |
| [C17: from Latin loquāx from loquī to speak] | |
| lo'quaciously | |
| —adv | |
| loquacity | |
| —n | |
| lo'quaciousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
loquacious
1660s, from stem of L. loquax (gen. loquacis) "talkative," from loqui "to speak," of unknown origin.
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Example sentences
Most significantly, though, resident orcas are loquacious.
It pays to ignore certain regulations, and summoning one's powers to render uniforms loquacious helps create a convivial mood.
They were more loquacious, but still constrained by the ongoing criminal investigation into the matter.
Using the data already available, some newspapers have written about particularly loquacious local lawmakers.
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