Meanings
- uncountableExcessive loquacity.
When doing business, they [linear-actives] are keen on punctual performance, quality, and reliable delivery dates. Mañana behavior and overloquacity are frowned upon.
2003, Richard D[onald] Lewis, “The Categorization of Cultures”, in The Cultural Imperative: Global Trends in the 21ˢᵗ Century, Yarmouth, Me.: Intercultural Press, →ISBN, chapter 4 (Cross-Century Worldviews), page 712 more examples
But no wants to let the habit of overloquacity grow on her. She makes herself appear stupid, lacking in tact and in reverse when she is too lavish with her conversation.
1906 January 7, Kate Masterson, “When Silence is Golden”, in Cleveland Plain Dealer, 65th year, number 7, Cleveland, Oh., →OCLC, Woman’s Magazine section, page 8, column 1I am not fully in the confidence of my clients, but I gathered in some way that the basis of this claim lies in a certain—what shall we say?—overloquacity on your part. Ah, how often we lawyers are forced to realize the truth of the old maxim: ‘Silence is golden’!
1923 August, Mrs. Wilson Woodrow [i.e., Nancy Mann Waddel Woodrow], “[…] Thoroughbred […]”, in Sewell Haggard, editor, Everybody’s Magazine, volume XLIX, number 2, New York, N.Y.: Ridgway Company, →OCLC, page 95, column 1Synonyms: overloquaciousness, overtalkativeness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounExcessive loquacity.
Origin
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