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voluble (adj.)

early 15c., "liable to constant change," from Middle French voluble, from Latin volubilis "that turns around, rolling, flowing," figuratively (of speech) "fluent, rapid," from volvere "to turn around, roll," from PIE root *wel- (3) "to turn, revolve." Meaning "fluent, talkative" first recorded 1580s. Related: Volubly.

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Definitions of voluble from WordNet

voluble (adj.)
marked by a ready flow of speech;
she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations
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