loquacious
Say it: luh-KWAY-shus /ləˈkweɪʃəs/ · adjective
What “loquacious” means
Talking a lot.
More precisely: Very talkative.
Example: “After two coffees, my normally quiet colleague becomes wonderfully loquacious.”
When to use it
A formal, sometimes playful word for someone who talks freely and at length, whether delightfully or rather too much.
Similar words
talkative, chatty, garrulous
Where it comes from
From Latin loquax, loquac-, from loqui, 'to talk'.
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On a short bus journey, a stranger tells you about her garden, cousins and every holiday she's taken. She is…
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