lo·qua·cious

[loh-kwey-shuhs]
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

lo·qua·cious·ly, adverb
lo·qua·cious·ness, noun
un·lo·qua·cious, adjective
un·lo·qua·cious·ly, adverb


1. verbose, voluble. See talkative.
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loquacious (lɒˈkweɪʃəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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