WORD FOR THE DAY(4/16/18)loquacious

Merriam Webster | 4/16/18

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WORD FOR THE DAY(4/16/18)



loquacious

adjective lo·qua·cious \ lō-ˈkwā-shəs \

Definition of loquacious

1 : full of excessive talk : wordy

2 : given to fluent or excessive talk : garrulous

— loquaciously adverb

— loquaciousness noun

Examples of loquacious in a Sentence

1. … long-cultivated dislikes and resentments, combined with a general expectation of coming apocalypse. He talked about these topics in a manner that managed to be tight-lipped and loquacious at the same time. —Ian Frazier,  New Yorker,  22 & 29 Dec. 2003

2. … the flaw of the genre is not in betraying the loquacious John Williams and the chatty Father Foucquet, but in failing to schedule an interview with the reticent Eunice Williams and the tongue-tied John Hu. —Jill Lepore,  Journal of American History,  June 2001

3. With a wonderful memory for detail, this talkative woman—who my father said never forgets anything—became truly loquacious. —Joseph A. Amato,  Dust,  2000

4. a loquacious and glib politician
5. the loquacious host of a radio talk show
6. One of our neighbors, a man named (let's say) Len Dodd, parked his car there, too. Len Dodd had moved here from Southern California, where he had been a policeman. He had been inspired to move by various long-cultivated dislikes and resentments, combined with a general expectation of coming apocalypse. He talked about these topics in a manner that managed to be tight-lipped and loquacious at the same time. —"By the Road" P. 108, Ian Frazier, THE NEW YORKER Vol. LXXIX No. 40, December 22 & 29, 2003

7. Fern, who had now owned Jebediah Dickinson for some weeks, had little to say, which was unusual for the loquacious teacher among three of her former students who saw her as one of the primary influences in their lives. —“Chapter 9” P. 286, THE KNOWN WORLD, Edward P. Jones, Amistad, Harper Collins Publishers, NY, NY 813.54 J66 © 2003

8. Some people are phlegmatic, some highly strung. Some are anxious, others risk-seeking. Some are confident, others shy. Some are quiet, others loquacious. We call these differences personality, a word that means more than just character. It means the innate and individual element in character. —“Personality” P. 161, GENOME, Matt Ridley, HarperCollins Pub. 599.9 R43g 1999

9. As for the usually loquacious Arianna, her only public comment was gracious but uncharacteristically low-key. “I wish him well,” she said, “and my only concern is that he is a good father to our children.” —“Pols” P. 114, Bill Hewitt et al., PEOPLE WEEKLY Vol. 50 No. 23, December 21, 1998

Speaking About The Meaning of loquacious

When you hear or say loquacious, you might notice that the word has a certain poetic ring. In fact, poets quickly snatched up loquacious soon after its debut in 1656 and, with poetic license, stretched its meaning to include such things as the chattering of birds and the babbling of brooks. In less poetic uses, loquacious usually means "excessively talkative." The ultimate source of all this chattiness is loqui, a Latin verb meaning "to speak." Other words descended from loqui include colloquial, eloquent, soliloquy, and ventriloquism.

Origin and Etymology of loquacious

Latin loquac-, loquax, from loqui to speak

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Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.

The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

MY ENTRY: One should never equate loquaciousness with erudition.

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When I was a little girl, my Dad used to say of me:

“She’s so loquacious, I think she was vaccinated with a phonograph needle!”

Little did he know at the time that I was to become a Singer/Songwriter/Audio Producer, long after phonograph needles had become passe’.

Now, of course, VINYL IS BACK! :-)

[Red Badger]

It never left....................

[Red Badger]

Bill Clinton is a loquacious politician, except when he’s under oath.................

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True...

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The same could be said of his “dear” wifey.

[MortMan]

Eschew loquaciousness. Nevermore utilize a supercilious colloquy when an elementary utterance will suffice to the moment.

[Red Badger]

Why would anybody vote for someone who can’t remember a damn thing?............................

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA(gasp)HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!!!

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To the Dems, the thinking would be:

“Why NOT?”

[BenLurkin]

Loquacious was a good boy. An aspiring rapper and just beginning to turn his life around.

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And he was going to go to Community College too!

[Robert A Cook PE]

Hillary is the definition of lowgracious and tastelest behavior.

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And if it weren’t for that, she’s have no grace or taste at all!