voluble
[ vol-yuh-buhl ]
/ ˈvɒl yə bəl /
adjective
characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative: a voluble spokesman for the cause.
Origin of voluble
1565–75; < Latin
volūbilis which turns easily, flowing, equivalent to
volū-, base of
volvere to turn +
-bilis
-ble
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British Dictionary definitions for voluble
voluble
/ (ˈvɒljʊbəl) /
adjective
talking easily, readily, and at length; fluent
archaic
easily turning or rotating, as on an axis
rare
(of a plant) twining or twisting
Derived forms of voluble
volubility or volubleness, noun volubly, adverbWord Origin for voluble
C16: from Latin
volūbilis turning readily, fluent, from
volvere to turn