word | loquacious |
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definition | Apt to talk too much; talkative. |
eg_sentence | She had hoped to read quietly on the plane, but the loquacious salesman in the next seat made it nearly impossible. |
explanation | A loquacious speaker can leave a big audience stifling its yawns after the first 45 minutes, and the loquaciousness of a dinner guest can keep everyone else from getting a word in edgewise. Loquacious letters used to go on for pages, and a loquacious author might produce a 1,200-page novel. Lincoln's brief 269-word Gettysburg Address was delivered after a two-hour, 13,000-word speech by America's most famous orator, a windbag of loquacity. |
IPA | loʊkˈweɪʃəs |
Tags: mwvb::unit:24, mwvb::unit:24:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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