voluble
voluble definition
vol·uble (väl′yə bəl)
adjective
- characterized by a great flow of words; talking much and easily; talkative, glib, etc.
- Rare rolling easily on an axis; rotating
- Bot. twining or twisting, as a vine
Etymology: Fr < L volubilis, easily turned about < volutus, pp. of volvere, to roll, turn about: see walk
Related Forms:
- volubility vol′·ubil′·ity noun or volubleness vol′·uble·ness
- volubly vol′·ubly adverb
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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