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1Loquacious — 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. [1913 Webster] Loquacious, brawling, ever in the wrong. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
2loquacious — I adjective babbling, blabbing, chattering, chatty, communicative, copious in speech, disposed to talk freely, effusive, exuberant, flatulent, fluent, gabby, garrulous, garrulus, glib, gushy, informative, jabbering, long winded, longiloquent,… …
3loquacious — 1660s, back formation from loquacity or else formed from stem of L. loquax (gen. loquacis) talkative, from loqui to speak (see LOCUTION (Cf. locution)) + OUS (Cf. ous). Related: Loquaciously; loquaciousness …
4loquacious — garrulous, voluble, glib, *talkative Analogous words: fluent, *vocal, articulate, glib, eloquent, voluble: chatting or chatty, gabbing or gabby, chattering, prating, jabbering (see corresponding verbs at CHAT) Contrasted words: reserved, taciturn …
5loquacious — [adj] talkative babbling, chattering, chatty, fluent, gabby*, garrulous, gossipy, jabbering, long winded*, loose lipped*, motormouth*, multiloquent, prolix, verbose, voluble, wordy, yacking*; concepts 267,401 Ant. quiet, restrained, silent,… …
6loquacious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ talkative. DERIVATIVES loquaciously adverb loquaciousness noun loquacity noun. ORIGIN Latin loquax, from loqui to talk …
7loquacious — [lō kwā′shəs] adj. [< L loquax (gen. loquacis) < loqui, to speak + OUS] very talkative; fond of talking SYN. TALKATIVE loquaciously adv. loquaciousness n …
8loquacious — loquaciously, adv. loquaciousness, n. /loh kway sheuhs/, adj. 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… …
9loquacious — [[t]ləkwe͟ɪʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as loquacious, you mean that they talk a lot. [FORMAL] The normally loquacious Mr O Reilly has said little. Syn: talkative …
10loquacious — adjective /ləʊˈkweɪʃəs,loʊˈkweɪʃəs/ Talkative or chatty, especially of persons given to excess conversation. On the other hand, Hetty was moody and silent. She was never loquacious, or if she occasionally became communicative, it was under the… …
