Loquacious
[lə'kweɪʃəs] or [lə'kweʃəs]
Definition
(a.) Given to continual talking; talkative; garrulous.
(a.) Speaking; expressive.
(a.) Apt to blab and disclose secrets.
Inputed by Antonia
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Talkative, garrulous, chatty, conversable, COZY.
Checker: Salvatore
Definition
adj. talkative.—adv. Loquā′ciously.—ns. Loquā′ciousness Loquac′ity talkativeness.
Edited by Cheryl
Examples
- The clepsydra became in Greece a useful instrument to enforce the law in restricting loquacious orators and lawyers to reasonable limits in their addresses. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- It is true I little respect women or girls who are loquacious either in boasting the triumphs, or bemoaning the mortifications, of feelings. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- He had divested himself of his brown paper parcel, but had made no alteration in his attire, and was, if possible, more loquacious than ever. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Beg your pardon, sir,' said Sam, suddenly breaking off in his loquacious discourse. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I say,' said Joe, who was unusually loquacious, 'what a pretty girl Mary is, isn't she? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Edited by Cheryl