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volubility

[ vol-yuh-bil-i-tee ]

noun

  1. the quality of being talkative, wordy, or glib:

    Look at the very volubility of his sentences—everything and the kitchen sink pushed together in breathless rushes of prose.



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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of volubility1

First recorded in 1575–85; from Latin ±¹´Ç±ôÅ«²ú¾±±ô¾±³ÙÄå²õ, from ±¹´Ç±ôÅ«²ú¾±±ô(¾±²õ) ( voluble ( def ) ) + -³ÙÄå²õ -ty 2( def )
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The television critic Tom Shales began his 1978 essay with a pitch-perfect impression of his subject, capturing the melodrama, punchy cadence and flamboyant volubility of the most famous sportscaster of his era.

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He displays a rapid-fire volubility when telling his kids a bedtime story at the movie’s opening.

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Her response to Jordan was notable not just for the way she shut him down but for her volubility.

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Kaluuya, who previously starred in “Get Out,†is the stolid, solid center of the picture while Palmer overshadows him with her lively volubility.

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But Miss Bates soon came—“Very happy and obligedâ€â€”but Emma’s conscience told her that there was not the same cheerful volubility as before—less ease of look and manner.

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