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Definition of Loquacious
1. Adjective. Full of trivial conversation. "Kept from her housework by gabby neighbors"
Similar to: Voluble
Derivative terms: Gab, Garrulity, Garrulousness, Loquaciousness, Loquacity, Talkativeness, Talk
Definition of Loquacious
1. a. Given to continual talking; talkative; garrulous.
Definition of Loquacious
1. Adjective. Talkative or chatty, especially of persons given to excess conversation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Loquacious
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Loquacious
Literary usage of Loquacious
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"To take out, loquacious. !• ' move ; to withhold ; to withdraw ; to swal-
TALKATIVE, (tawk'-a-tiv) a. Full of prate ; part, To share ; to arrange one's self ..."
2. A Selection of English Synonyms by Elizabeth Jane Whately, Richard Whately (1860)
"TALKATIVE, loquacious, GARRULOUS. A little child just learning to speak may be '
talkative ; ' a lively woman may be ' loquacious ; ' an old man in his ..."
3. English Synonyms: Explained and Illustrated by J. H. A. Günther (1904)
"loquacious implies a greater flow of words at one's command than talkative. ...
There are times when the most loquacious being alive must be silent. ..."
4. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the by Washington Irving (1868)
"The loquacious chief.— Indian tomb. — Grand Indian reception. — An Indian feast.
— Town criers. — Honesty of the Nez Perec's. — The captain's attempt at ..."
5. Journal of an Exploring Tour Beyond the Rocky Mountains: Under the Direction by Samuel Parker (1838)
"Description of Walla Walla—the kind treatment ef the Indians by the Hudson Bay
Company—leave Walla Walla for fort Vancouver—loquacious ..."
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