Word of the DaySunday, February 24, 2002
loquacious
\loh-KWAY-shuhs\ , adjective:1.
Very talkative.
2.
Full of excessive talk; wordy.
Quotes:
The meeting went on for hours, accommodating loquacious bores who were each allowed their say.
-- Andrew Sullivan, "Gay Life, Gay Death", The New Republic, December 17, 1990
In drawing a sharp contrast with the loquacious Ginsburg, her new lawyers appeared for just a few moments and said virtually nothing to reporters before retreating into the building.
-- Peter Baker, "Lewinsky Replaces Ginsburg", Washington Post, June 3, 1998
Origin:
Loquacious comes from Latin loquax, "talkative," from loqui, "to speak."
