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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary lo·qua·cious ETYMOLOGY Latin loquac-, loquax, from loqui to speak DATE 1663 1. full of excessive talk : wordy 2. given to fluent or excessive talk : garrulous Synonyms: see talkative • lo·qua·cious·ly adverb • lo·qua·cious·ness noun English Etymology loquacious 1660s, from stem of L. loquax (gen. loquacis) "talkative," from loqui "to speak," of unknown origin. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 loquacious lo·qua·cious / lE5kweiFEs / adjective (formal)talking a lot 话多的；健谈的；喋喋不休的 SYN talkative
• lo·qua·city / lE5kwAsEti / noun [U] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: TALKATIVE , babblative, chatty, gabby, garrulous, loose-lipped, loose-tongued, multiloquent, multiloquious, talky Related Words: jabbering, overtalkative; prolix, verbose, wordy Contrasted Words: breviloquent, concise, succinct, taciturn, terse; abrupt, brusque, curt Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged lo·qua·cious \lōˈkwāshəs\ adjective Etymology: Latin loquac- loquax loquacious (from loqui to speak) + English -ious 1. a. : given to excessive talking : garrulous < the brandy made him a bit loquacious — Sherwood Anderson > b. : full of excessive talk : wordy < the prolonged and loquacious death scene — C.W.Cunnington > < the loquacious cluttered plot — Newsweek > 2. : babbling , noisy < sometimes a loquacious brook would run right through it — Christopher Rand > Synonyms: see talkative |
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