multiloquious

adjective

mul·​ti·​lo·​qui·​ous

¦məltə̇¦lōkwēəs

: multiloquent

Word History

Etymology

obsolete English multiloquy garrulousness (from Latin multiloquium, from multi- + -loquium —as in colloquium colloquy) + English -ous

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