Definition for LO-QUA'CIOUS

LO-QUA'CIOUS, a. [L. loquax, from loquor, to speak. Eng. to clack.]

  1. Talkative; given to continual talking. Loquacious, brawling, ever in the wrong. – Dryden.
  2. Speaking; noisy. Blind British bards, with patent touch, / Traverse loquacious strings. – Philips.
  3. Apt to blab and disclose secrets.

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