voluble
(adjective) marked by a ready flow of speech; “she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
voluble (comparative more voluble, superlative most voluble)
(of a person or a manner of speaking) Fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious; tonguey.
(of thoughts, feelings, or something that is expressed) Expressed readily or at length and in a fluent manner.
Easily rolling or turning; having a fluid, undulating motion.
(botany) Twisting and turning like a vine.
• (easily rolling): steady
• (fluent): halting
Source: Wiktionary
Vol"u*ble, a. Etym: [L. volubilis, fr. volvere, volutum, to roll, to turn round; akin to Gr. welle a wave: cf. F. voluble. Cf. F. Well of water, Convolvulus, Devolve, Involve, Revolt, Vault an arch, Volume, Volute.]
1. Easily rolling or turning; easily set in motion; apt to roll; rotating; as, voluble particles of matter.
2. Moving with ease and smoothness in uttering words; of rapid speech; nimble in speaking; glib; as, a flippant, voluble, tongue. [Cassio,] a knave very voluble. Shak.
Note: Voluble was used formerly to indicate readiness of speech merely, without any derogatory suggestion. "A grave and voluble eloquence." Bp. Hacket.
3. Changeable; unstable; fickle. [Obs.]
4. (Bot.)
Definition: Having the power or habit of turning or twining; as, the voluble stem of hop plants. Voluble stem (Bot.), a stem that climbs by winding, or twining, round another body.
– Vol"u*ble*ness, n.
– Vol"u*bly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
