voluble
adjective/ˈvɒljəbl/
/ˈvɑːljəbl/
(formal)- talking a lot, and with enthusiasm, about a subject
- Evelyn was very voluble on the subject of women's rights.
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- expressed in many words and spoken quickly
- voluble protests
Word OriginMiddle English (in senses ‘rotating about an axis’ and ‘having a tendency to change’): from French, or from Latin volubilis, from volvere ‘to roll’. The modern meanings arose in the late 16th cent.
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