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   Vol·u·ble

   /ˈvälyəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) talking fluently, readily, or incessantly: "a voluble game-show host"
   • ▪ (of speech) characterized by fluency and readiness of utterance: "an excited and voluble discussion"

   Word Origin Middle English (in senses ‘rotating about an axis’ and ‘having a tendency to change’): from French, or from Latin volubilis, from volvere ‘to roll’. The modern meanings arose in the late 16th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. volubleness noun
   • 2. volubly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 12

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