loquacious
adjectiveGraduateELO 1,550GRECAT
DEFINITION
full of trivial conversation
WEBSTER'S 1913
Given to continual talking; talkative; garrulous.
ETYMOLOGY
Latin 'loquac-' (talking a lot)
IN LITERATURE
“He became loquacious, apostrophizing vacancy with uplifted hand and eye.”
— George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
IN USE
“The loquacious old man is holding forth with his bunkmates on the perils of striking it rich.”
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