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lo·qua·cious

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–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.

[Origin: 1660–70; loquaci(ty) + -ous

]

—Related forms

lo·qua·cious·ly, adverb

lo·qua·cious·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. verbose, voluble. See talkative.

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lo·qua·cious Audio Help (lō-kwā'shəs) Pronunciation Key
adj. Very talkative; garrulous.

[From Latin loquāx, loquāc-, from loquī, to speak; see tolk^w- in Indo-European roots.]

lo·qua'cious·ly adv., lo·qua'cious·ness, lo·quac'i·ty (lō-kwās'ĭ-tē) n.

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loquacious

1667, from stem of L. loquax (gen. loquacis) "talkative," from loqui "to speak," of unknown origin. Loquacity is much earlier (12c.), from L. loquacitatem "talkativeness," from loquax.

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loquacious
adjective
full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" [syn: chatty]

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Cir`cum*lo*cu"tion\, n. [L. circumlocutio, fr. circumloqui, -locutus, to make use of circumlocution; circum + loqui to speak. See Loquacious.] The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a periphrase.

the plain Billingsgate way of calling names . . . would save abundance of time lost by circumlocution. --Swift.

Circumlocution office, a term of ridicule for a governmental office where business is delayed by passing through the hands of different officials.

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Col`lo*cu"tion\, n. [L. collocutio, fr. colloqui, -locutum, to converse; col- + loqui to speak. See Loquacious.] A speaking or conversing together; conference; mutual discourse. --Bailey.

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El"o*quent\, a. [F. ['e]loquent, L. eloquens, -entis, p. pr. of eloqui to speak out, declaim; e + loqui to speak. See Loquacious.]

1. Having the power of expressing strong emotions or forcible arguments in an elevated, impassioned, and effective manner; as, an eloquent orator or preacher.

O Death, all-eloquent! You only prove What dust we dote on when 't is man we love. --Pope.

2. Adapted to express strong emotion or to state facts arguments with fluency and power; as, an eloquent address or statement; an eloquent appeal to a jury.

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Gar"ru*lous\, a. [L. garrulus, fr. garrire to chatter, talk; cf. Gr. ? voice, ? to speak, sing. Cf. Call.]

1. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things; talkative; loquacious.

The most garrulous people on earth. --De Quincey.

2. (Zo["o]l.) Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of birds; as, the garrulous roller.

Syn: Garrulous, Talkative, Loquacious.

Usage: A garrulous person indulges in long, prosy talk, with frequent repetitions and lengthened details; talkative implies simply a great desire to talk; and loquacious a great flow of words at command. A child is talkative; a lively woman is loquacious; an old man in his dotage is garrulous. -- Gar"ru*lous*ly, adv. -- Gar"ru*lous*ness, n.

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In`ter*lo*cu"tion\, n. [L. interlocutio, from interloqui, interlocutus, to speak between; inter between + loqui to speak: cf. F. interlocution. See Loquacious.]

1. Interchange of speech; dialogue; conversation; conference.

2. (Law) An intermediate act or decree before final decision. --Ayliffe.

3. Hence, intermediate argument or discussion.

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Loquacious

Lo*qua"cious\, a. [L. loquax, -acis, talkative, fr. loqui to speak; cf. Gr. ? to rattle, shriek, shout.]

1. Given to continual talking; talkative; garrulous.

Loquacious, brawling, ever in the wrong. --Dryden.

2. Speaking; expressive. [R.] --J. Philips.

3. Apt to blab and disclose secrets.

Syn: Garrulous; talkative. See Garrulous.

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Mag*nil"o*quent\, a. [L. magnus great + loquens, -entis, p. pr. of loqui to speak. See Magnitude, Loquacious.] Speaking pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic; tumid in style; grandiloquent. -- Mag*nil"o*quent*ly, adv.

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Ob*loc"u*tor\, n. [L. oblocutor, obloquutor, fr. obloqui, oblocutus, to speak against; ob (see Ob-) + loqui to speak. See Loquacious.] A disputer; a gainsayer. [Obs.] --Bale.

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So*lil"o*quy\, n.; pl. Soliloquies. [L. soliloquium; solus alone + loqui to speak. See Sole ly, and Loquacious.]

1. The act of talking to one's self; a discourse made by one in solitude to one's self; monologue.

Lovers are always allowed the comfort of soliloquy. --Spectator.

2. A written composition, reciting what it is supposed a person says to himself.

The whole poem is a soliloquy. --Prior.

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Ven*tril"o*quous\, a. [L. ventriloquus a ventriloquist; venter the belly + loqui, p. p. locutus, to speak. See Ventral, and Loquacious.] Of or pertaining to a ventriloquist or ventriloquism.

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