MAIN ENTRY: lo·qua·cious

PRONUNCIATION: \lō-ˈkwā-shəs\

FUNCTION: adjective

ETYMOLOGY: (ca. 1663) From stem of Latin loquax (“talkative”), from loqui (“to speak”)

DEFINITIONS

1. full of excessive talk, or wordy

2. given to fluent or excessive talk, or garrulous

SYNONYMS

blabby, chatty, conversational, gabby, garrulous, talkative, motormouthed, mouthy, talky

USAGE

Sometimes conversing with the loquacious Jen can be so one-sided and very exhausting.

QUOTABLE QUOTE

“I prefer the wisdom of the unlearned to the folly of the loquacious.”

—Marcus Tullius Cicero