doctiloquentadj.

Brit.

/dɒkˈtɪləkw(ə)nt/, U.S.

/dɑkˈtɪləkwənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin docti- , -loquent comb. form.

Etymology: < classical Latin docti-, combining form (compare -i- connective) of doctus learned (see doct adj.) + -loquent comb. form, after classical Latin doctiloquus. Compare doctiloquous adj.

rare.

Of a person: expressing himself or herself in an erudite or learned manner. Also of language, a book, etc.: characterized by erudite expression, learned. Cf. doctiloquous adj.

ΚΠ

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Doctiloquent, that speaks learnedly.

1992 Utopian Stud. 3 187 It is a magisterial, doctiloquent guidebook.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	doctiloquent
释义	doctiloquentadj. Brit. /dɒkˈtɪləkw(ə)nt/, U.S. /dɑkˈtɪləkwənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin docti- , -loquent comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin docti-, combining form (compare -i- connective) of doctus learned (see doct adj.) + -loquent comb. form, after classical Latin doctiloquus. Compare doctiloquous adj. rare. Of a person: expressing himself or herself in an erudite or learned manner. Also of language, a book, etc.: characterized by erudite expression, learned. Cf. doctiloquous adj. ΚΠ 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Doctiloquent, that speaks learnedly. 1992 Utopian Stud. 3 187 It is a magisterial, doctiloquent guidebook. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < adj.1656
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