单词 | loquacious |
释义 | loquacious (once / 5895 pages) adj A loquacious person talks a lot, often about stuff that only they think is interesting. You can also call them chatty or gabby, but either way, they're loquacious. Whenever you see the Latin loqu-, you can be sure that the word has something to do with "talking." So a loquacious person is a person who talks a lot, and often too much. Sitting next to a loquacious person at a dinner party can make dinner a real drag. Of course, if you've got nothing to say, a loquacious person might make a good dinner companion, because they'll do all the talking. All you will have to do is smile and eat. WORD FAMILYloquacious: loquaciously, loquaciousness+/loquacity: loquacious USAGE EXAMPLESThe folksy, loquacious coach seems every bit as hungry as his players. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) Freed from the responsibility of office, Rousseff is now more loquacious. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) The strait-laced James once famously quipped during Apple Cup week that he was “a 2,000-word underdog” to the loquacious, folksy Walden. Seattle Times(Nov 23, 2016) adj full of trivial conversation Syn chatty, gabby, garrulous, talkative, talky voluble marked by a ready flow of speech |
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