eloquently

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adverb

In an eloquent manner; stated well.

Opposite
Less commonScrabble 22

Meanings

adverbeloquently (comparative more eloquently, superlative most eloquently)

comparative more eloquently · superlative most eloquently

  1. In an eloquent manner; stated well.

    Does she speak eloquently? / And would she have your baby? / I'm sure she'd make a really excellent mother

    1995, “You Oughta Know”, in Jagged Little Pill, performed by Alanis Morissette
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    There they were before us, mother and babe, the white memories of a forgotten human history speaking more eloquently to the heart than could any written record of their lives.

    1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbwith eloquence

Opposite

adverbin an articulate manner

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englisheloquently
  2. Englisheloquently

From Middle English eloquently, eloquentely, equivalent to eloquent + -ly.

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