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.

Origin of loquacious

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

OTHER WORDS FROM loquacious

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

Words nearby loquacious

loppy, lopseed, lopsided, lopstick, loq., loquacious, loquacity, loquat, loquitur, lor, lorain

Words related to loquaciousness

verboseness, verbiage, loquacity, prolixity, logorrhea, talkativeness, grandiloquence, wordiness, verbosity, volubility, glibness, diffusion, rhetoric, redundancy, garrulity, copiousness, circumlocution, diffuseness, repetition, pleonasm

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British Dictionary definitions for loquaciousness

loquacious
/ (lɒˈkweɪʃəs) /

adjective

characterized by or showing a tendency to talk a great deal

Derived forms of loquacious

loquaciously, adverb loquacity (lɒˈkwæsɪtɪ) or loquaciousness, noun

Word Origin for loquacious

C17: from Latin loquāx from loquī to speak