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
Using the data already available, some newspapers have written about particularly loquacious local lawmakers.
Through it all, however, the professor brings a loquacious integrity to his style and his discoveries.
Her oratory is of the loquacious and fire-eating brand.
Most significantly, though, resident orcas are loquacious.
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