Loquacious \Lo*qua"cious\, a. [L. loquax, -acis, talkative, fr. loqui to speak; cf. Gr. ? to rattle, shriek, shout.] 1. Given to continual talking; talkative; garrulous. Loquacious, brawling, ever in the wrong. --Dryden. 2. Speaking; expressive. [R.] --J. Philips. 3. Apt to blab and disclose secrets. Syn: Garrulous; talkative. See {Garrulous}. web1913

loquacious adj : full of trivial conversation; "kept from her housework by gabby neighbors" [syn: {chatty}, {gabby}, {garrulous}, {talkative}, {talky}] wn