Voluble

//ˈvɒl.jʊ.bəl// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Fluent or having a ready flow of speech.

    "A moſt acute Iuuvenal, voluble and free of grace, […]"

  2. 2
    Of thoughts, feelings, or something that is expressed: expressed readily or at length and in a fluent manner.

    "Thus farr the occaſion of this diſcours againſt Tumults; now to the diſcours itſelf, voluble anough, and full of ſentence, but that, for the moſt part, either ſpecious rather then ſolid, or to his cauſe nothing pertinent."

  3. 3
    Easily rolling or turning; having a fluid, undulating motion.

    "Seen from the west, their sky-line gallops away north and south like a sea-serpent in voluble motion."

  4. 4
    Twisting and turning like a vine.
Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by a ready flow of speech wordnet

Synonyms

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loquaciousall jawbombasticcandidchatteringchattery

Example

More examples

"The normally quiet student became surprisingly voluble during the debate."

Etymology

From Middle French volubile, from Latin volūbilis (“rolling”), from volvō (“roll”).

Related phrases

at length

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