LOQUACIOUS

chatty, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky

(adjective) full of trivial conversation; “kept from her housework by gabby neighbors”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

loquacious (comparative more loquacious, superlative most loquacious)

Talkative; chatty.

Synonyms

• chatty, talkative, garrulous

• See also talkative

Antonyms

• laconic, quiet, reserved, taciturn

Source: Wiktionary


Lo*qua"cious, a. Etym: [L. loquax, -acis, talkative, fr. loqui to speak; cf. Gr.

1. Given to continual talking; talkative; garrulous. Loquacious, brawling, ever in the wrong. Dryden.

2. Speaking; expressive. [R.] J. Philips.

3. Apt to blab and disclose secrets.

Syn.

– Garrulous; talkative. See Garrulous.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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