C1 adjective Littéraire

comloquward

/ˌkɒmˈlɒkwərd/

Describes a person who is excessively talkative in a socially clumsy or uncoordinated manner. It specifically refers to the combination of being verbose while simultaneously lacking the grace to navigate conversational cues effectively.

Exemples

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1

He became quite comloquward after a few drinks, rambling about his collection of vintage stamps to total strangers.

He became quite talkative and socially awkward after a few drinks, rambling about his collection of vintage stamps to total strangers.

2

The candidate's comloquward response to the panel's inquiry suggested a lack of professional brevity and poise.

The candidate's verbose and clumsy response to the panel's inquiry suggested a lack of professional brevity and poise.

3

Don't be so comloquward; just tell us the main point without all the weird side stories.

Don't be so long-winded and awkward; just tell us the main point without all the weird side stories.

Famille de mots

Nom
comloquwardness
Adverbe
comloquwardly
Adjectif
comloquward
Apparenté
comloquy
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Astuce mémo

Think of the root 'loqu' (to speak) combined with 'awkward'. If you are comloquward, your 'loquacity' is 'awkward'.

Quiz rapide

The dinner party was pleasant until the host's ______ cousin started a three-hour monologue about his tax returns.

Correct !

La bonne réponse est : comloquward

Exemples

1

He became quite comloquward after a few drinks, rambling about his collection of vintage stamps to total strangers.

everyday

He became quite talkative and socially awkward after a few drinks, rambling about his collection of vintage stamps to total strangers.

2

The candidate's comloquward response to the panel's inquiry suggested a lack of professional brevity and poise.

formal

The candidate's verbose and clumsy response to the panel's inquiry suggested a lack of professional brevity and poise.

3

Don't be so comloquward; just tell us the main point without all the weird side stories.

informal

Don't be so long-winded and awkward; just tell us the main point without all the weird side stories.

4

In sociolinguistic studies, comloquward behavior is often analyzed as a failure to internalize pragmatic turn-taking rules.

academic

In sociolinguistic studies, verbose and socially clumsy behavior is often analyzed as a failure to internalize pragmatic turn-taking rules.

5

The negotiation stalled because the lead representative was distractingly comloquward during the pitch.

business

The negotiation stalled because the lead representative was distractingly verbose and awkward during the pitch.

Famille de mots

Nom
comloquwardness
Adverbe
comloquwardly
Adjectif
comloquward
Apparenté
comloquy

Collocations courantes

comloquward behavior talkative and awkward behavior
comloquward rambling verbose and clumsy rambling
comloquward tendency a tendency to be awkwardly talkative
highly comloquward very verbose and socially clumsy
comloquward guest a talkative and awkward guest

Phrases Courantes

a comloquward streak

a tendency to speak awkwardly at length

lost in a comloquward haze

confused by one's own awkward over-talking

purely comloquward

entirely characterized by awkward talkativeness

Souvent confondu avec

comloquward vs eloquent

Eloquent means speaking beautifully and persuasively, whereas comloquward means speaking too much and awkwardly.

comloquward vs loquacious

Loquacious simply means talkative, but comloquward adds a negative connotation of social clumsiness.

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Notes d'usage

Use this word to describe someone who doesn't just talk a lot, but does so in a way that feels 'clunky' or poorly timed. It is an advanced C1-level term often used in literature or character analysis.

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Erreurs courantes

Learners often mistake this for a positive trait related to fluency; however, it always implies a lack of social grace.

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Astuce mémo

Think of the root 'loqu' (to speak) combined with 'awkward'. If you are comloquward, your 'loquacity' is 'awkward'.

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Origine du mot

A modern construction combining the Latin 'com-' (together/intensive) and 'loqui' (to speak) with the English suffix '-ward' (denoting direction or manner, as in awkward).

Modèles grammaticaux

used primarily as a predicative adjective (e.g., 'He is comloquward') can be modified by degree adverbs like 'extremely' or 'rather'

Quiz rapide

The dinner party was pleasant until the host's ______ cousin started a three-hour monologue about his tax returns.

Correct !

La bonne réponse est : comloquward

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