melliloquent

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adjective

Speaking sweetly or harmoniously.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

adjectivemelliloquent (comparative more melliloquent, superlative most melliloquent)

comparative more melliloquent · superlative most melliloquent

  1. archaicSpeaking sweetly or harmoniously.

Origin

  1. Latinmel
  2. Englishmelliloquent

From Latin mel, mellis (“honey”) + loquens (“speaking”), present participle of loqui (“to speak”).

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melliloquent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melliloquent

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Chicago

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