Very talkative; inclined to talk freely and at length. Characterized by excessive or fluent speech.
From Latin 'loquax' meaning 'talkative,' from 'loqui' (to speak). The word entered English in the 17th century, directly borrowing the Latin sense of being excessively talkative or chatty.
Think 'eloquent' but too much of it! Both come from Latin 'loqui' (to speak). A loquacious person is like a broken faucet of words - they just keep talking and talking. Picture that friend who never stops chatting - that's loquacious!
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