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Speaking About the Meaning of Loquacious
Loquacious undeniably has a certain poetic ring. It’s been a favorite of the writerly sort since it made its first appearance in English in the 17th century and, with poetic license, writers stretched its meaning beyond “talkative,” and especially “excessively talkative,” to describe such things as the chattering of birds and the babbling of brooks. The ultimate source of all this chattiness is loquī, a Latin verb meaning “to talk, speak.” Other words descended from loquī include colloquial, eloquent, soliloquy, and ventriloquism.
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Examples of loquacious in a Sentence
Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 22 & 29 Dec. 2003
… the flaw of the genre is not in betraying the loquacious John Williams and the chatty Father Foucquet, but in failing to schedule an interview with the reticent Eunice Williams and the tongue-tied John Hu.
—Jill Lepore, Journal of American History, June 2001
With a wonderful memory for detail, this talkative woman—who my father said never forgets anything—became truly loquacious.
—Joseph A. Amato, Dust, 2000
a loquacious and glib politician
the loquacious host of a radio talk show
Gary J. Bass, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
Salazar — sweet, brainy, introverted yet loquacious — doesn’t take it too personally when classic rock gods or their copyright enforcers pull rank.
—Morgan Enos, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2024
Bad Monkey hasn’t been renewed yet, but the finale sets up another mystery… and Hiaasen did write a second book starring his loquacious (former) detective Andrew Yancy.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
In person, Harris is dinner and a show: loquacious, feisty and entirely self-possessed, with a diamond-hard sense of self, forged by years of having to defend it.
—Jazmine Hughes, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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“Loquacious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loquacious. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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