loquacious

[ loh-kwey-shuhs ]

/ loʊˈkweɪ ʃəs /

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adjective

talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous: a loquacious dinner guest.

characterized by excessive talk; wordy: easily the most loquacious play of the season.

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Origin of loquacious

First recorded in 1660–70; loquaci(ty) + -ous

SYNONYMS FOR loquacious

1 verbose, voluble. See talkative.

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Related formslo·qua·cious·ly, adverblo·qua·cious·ness, nounun·lo·qua·cious, adjectiveun·lo·qua·cious·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for loquaciousness

You well know that the loquaciousness of men is prodigious, tremendous.
Discourses of Keidansky|Bernard G. Richards
But he, too, turned off the matter by saying something about Maria's loquaciousness having left him no chance.
Two Days' Solitary Imprisonment|Edward Bellamy
We were jaded with his superfluity of loquaciousness, and were not sorry when the time of departure arrived.
Talkers|John Bate
But his loquaciousness ended with this small adventure I have just described.
Lost Man's Lane|Anna Katharine Green

Yudushka's agony commenced when the resources of loquaciousness, in which he had so freely indulged, began to give out.
A Family of Noblemen|Mikhal Saltykov

British Dictionary definitions for loquaciousness

loquacious

/ (lɒˈkweɪʃəs) /

adjective

characterized by or showing a tendency to talk a great deal

Derived Formsloquaciously, adverbloquacity (lɒˈkwæsɪtɪ) or loquaciousness, noun

Word Origin for loquacious

C17: from Latin loquāx from loquī to speak

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Word Origin and History for loquaciousness

loquacious

adj.

1660s, back-formation from loquacity or else formed from stem of Latin loquax (genitive loquacis) "talkative," from loqui "to speak" (see locution) + -ous. Related: Loquaciously; loquaciousness.