Definition for IN-EL'O-QUENT

IN-EL'O-QUENT, a. [in and eloquent.]

  1. Not eloquent; not speaking with fluency, propriety, grace and pathos; not persuasive; used of persons.
  2. Not fluent, graceful or pathetic; not persuasive; as language or composition. Milton.

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