What does "unloquacious" mean?

Not loquacious, having little to say.

What is a synonym for "unloquacious"?

Common synonyms include: brief, brusque, close, closemouthed, concise, curt.

adj

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Adjective

1
Not loquacious, having little to say.
"Between two such unloquacious persons, dialogue was naturally slow at first, but they had a long drive before them."

"Don't use a big word when a singularly unloquacious and diminutive linguistic expression will satisfactorily accomplish the contemporary necessity."

From un- + loquacious.

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