Word of the Day for Monday October 24, 2005 loquacious \loh-KWAY-shuhs\, adjective: 1. Very talkative. 2. Full of excessive talk; wordy. The meeting went on for hours, accommodating loquacious bores who were each allowed their say. --Andrew Sullivan, "Gay Life, Gay Death," [1]The New Republic, December 17, 1990 In drawing a sharp contrast with the loquacious Ginsburg, her new lawyers appeared for just a few moments and said virtually nothing to reporters before retreating into the building. --Peter Baker, "Lewinsky Replaces Ginsburg," [2]Washington Post, June 3, 1998 _________________________________________________________ Loquacious comes from Latin loquax, "talkative," from loqui, "to speak." References 1. http://www.thenewrepublic.com/ 2. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ Dictionary.com Entry and Pronunciation http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=9&q=loquacious