pauciloquentadj.

Brit.

/pɔːˈsɪləkw(ə)nt/, U.S.

/pɔˈsɪləkwənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pauci- , -loquent comb. form.

Etymology: < classical Latin pauci- (see pauci- comb. form) + -loquent comb. form, after pauciloquy n. Compare post-classical Latin pauciloquus that speaks little, of few words (13th cent., 14th cent. in British sources). Compare grandiloquent adj. and n., magniloquent adj.A related word pauciloquous is also recorded (1724 in an isolated attestation).

rare.

That uses few words in speech or conversation; laconic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adjective] > uttering few words or speaking briefly

pauciloquent1656

breviloquent1865

short-spoken1865

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Pauciloquent.., that speaketh little.

1863 C. G. Leland There was Sharp Lawyer in Bk. of Copperheads 26/2 All he would say was ‘ah!’ ‘h'm!’ ‘oh!’ and ‘ay!’ This pauciloquent person named P—.

1973 Times 5 Mar. 8/4 The trilingual but pauciloquent ‘word score’ [of an opera].

2002 MX (Nexis) 13 Aug. 9 Someone who is ‘pauciloquent’ uses as few words as possible when conversing.

Derivatives

pauˈciloquently adv. rare with few words.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adverb]

in silencea1382

without language?c1450

sub silentio1563

monkishly1595

wordlessly1840

pauciloquently1844

speechlessly1847

taciturnly1847

reticently1859

incommunicativelya1862

1844 J. W. Wallace Reporters 33 The pauciloquently praising Lord Eldon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pauciloquent
释义	pauciloquentadj. Brit. /pɔːˈsɪləkw(ə)nt/, U.S. /pɔˈsɪləkwənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pauci- , -loquent comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin pauci- (see pauci- comb. form) + -loquent comb. form, after pauciloquy n. Compare post-classical Latin pauciloquus that speaks little, of few words (13th cent., 14th cent. in British sources). Compare grandiloquent adj. and n., magniloquent adj.A related word pauciloquous is also recorded (1724 in an isolated attestation). rare. That uses few words in speech or conversation; laconic. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adjective] > uttering few words or speaking briefly pauciloquent1656 breviloquent1865 short-spoken1865 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Pauciloquent.., that speaketh little. 1863 C. G. Leland There was Sharp Lawyer in Bk. of Copperheads 26/2 All he would say was ‘ah!’ ‘h'm!’ ‘oh!’ and ‘ay!’ This pauciloquent person named P—. 1973 Times 5 Mar. 8/4 The trilingual but pauciloquent ‘word score’ [of an opera]. 2002 MX (Nexis) 13 Aug. 9 Someone who is ‘pauciloquent’ uses as few words as possible when conversing. Derivatives pauˈciloquently adv. rare with few words. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adverb] in silencea1382 without language?c1450 sub silentio1563 monkishly1595 wordlessly1840 pauciloquently1844 speechlessly1847 taciturnly1847 reticently1859 incommunicativelya1862 1844 J. W. Wallace Reporters 33 The pauciloquently praising Lord Eldon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1656
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