Oct 5, 2018

Wordology, Quents

Did you know the opposite of eloquent is pauciloquent "Uttering few words; brief in speech."

More '-quents':
falsiloquence - deceitful speech
flexiloquent - speaking ambiguously or using words of doubtful meaning
inaniloquent - prone to foolish or empty babbling
mendaciloquence - lying speech

Also good to know: sialoquent - spitting greatly while speaking.

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