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loquacious
Meaning: tending to talk a lot
loquacious in a sentence
How loquacious is used in real sentences:
After two cups of coffee, he became unusually loquacious.
After two cups of coffee, he became unusually loquacious.
“One loquacious guide filled every pause with claims about the animals' intentions, even when only a claw or antenna was visible.”
— from the passage A Basin Between Tides
Synonyms for loquacious
Other words for loquacious — talkative, garrulous and voluble — carry the same meaning.
Antonyms of loquacious
Words that mean the opposite of loquacious:
- taciturn
- reserved
Where it comes from
From Latin loqui 'to speak'
Word parts
- loq/loc (speak) — speech
loquacious: loqu (speak) + -acious (full of)
Memory hook
LOQUACIOUS — has a LOAD of LOQU-acious words.
Practice loquacious in the app