Loquacious

  • 11loquacious — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. talkative, voluble, chattering, fluent; see talkative , verbose . See Synonym Study at talkative . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [loh KWAY shus] talkative, gabby. Talk show hosts are naturally… …

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  • 12loquacious — loq|ua|cious [ləuˈkweıʃəs US lou ] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: loquax, from loqui to speak ] a loquacious person likes to talk a lot = ↑talkative >loquacity [ləuˈkwæsıti US lou ] n [U] …

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  • 13loquacious — adjective a loquacious little boy Syn: talkative, voluble, communicative, expansive, garrulous, unreserved, chatty, gossipy, gossiping; informal having the gift of gab, gabby, gassy, motormouthed, talky, windy See note at talkative …

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  • 14loquacious — /ləˈkweɪʃəs / (say luh kwayshuhs) adjective 1. talking or disposed to talk much or freely; talkative. 2. characterised by or showing a disposition to talk much: a loquacious mood. {loquaci(ty) + ous} –loquaciously, adverb …

  • 15loquacious — adjective Etymology: Latin loquac , loquax, from loqui to speak Date: 1663 1. full of excessive talk ; wordy 2. given to fluent or excessive talk ; garrulous Synonyms: see talkative • loquaciously adverb • loquaciousnes …

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  • 16loquacious — Synonyms and related words: all jaw, candid, chatty, communicative, conversational, effusive, expansive, flip, fluent, frank, gabby, garrulous, gassy, glib, gossipy, gregarious, gushy, jabbering, long winded, loose tongued, multiloquent,… …

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  • 17loquacious — lo|qua|cious [ lou kweıʃəs ] adjective FORMAL tending to talk a lot or too much: TALKATIVE …

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  • 18loquacious — see VENTRILOQUIST …

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  • 19loquacious — lo·qua·cious || ləʊ kweɪʃəs adj. talkative, tending to talk too much; wordy …

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  • 20loquacious — [lɒ kweɪʃəs] adjective talkative. Derivatives loquaciously adverb loquaciousness noun loquacity noun Origin C17 (earlier (ME) as loquacity): from L. loquax, loquac (from loqui talk ) + ious …

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