comloquward
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.
Examples
3 of 5He 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.
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.
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.
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Word Family
Memory Tip
Think of the root 'loqu' (to speak) combined with 'awkward'. If you are comloquward, your 'loquacity' is 'awkward'.
Quick Quiz
The dinner party was pleasant until the host's ______ cousin started a three-hour monologue about his tax returns.
Correct!
The correct answer is: comloquward
Examples
He became quite comloquward after a few drinks, rambling about his collection of vintage stamps to total strangers.
everydayHe became quite talkative and socially awkward after a few drinks, rambling about his collection of vintage stamps to total strangers.
The candidate's comloquward response to the panel's inquiry suggested a lack of professional brevity and poise.
formalThe candidate's verbose and clumsy response to the panel's inquiry suggested a lack of professional brevity and poise.
Don't be so comloquward; just tell us the main point without all the weird side stories.
informalDon't be so long-winded and awkward; just tell us the main point without all the weird side stories.
In sociolinguistic studies, comloquward behavior is often analyzed as a failure to internalize pragmatic turn-taking rules.
academicIn sociolinguistic studies, verbose and socially clumsy behavior is often analyzed as a failure to internalize pragmatic turn-taking rules.
The negotiation stalled because the lead representative was distractingly comloquward during the pitch.
businessThe negotiation stalled because the lead representative was distractingly verbose and awkward during the pitch.
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Common Phrases
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
Often Confused With
Eloquent means speaking beautifully and persuasively, whereas comloquward means speaking too much and awkwardly.
Loquacious simply means talkative, but comloquward adds a negative connotation of social clumsiness.
Usage Notes
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.
Common Mistakes
Learners often mistake this for a positive trait related to fluency; however, it always implies a lack of social grace.
Memory Tip
Think of the root 'loqu' (to speak) combined with 'awkward'. If you are comloquward, your 'loquacity' is 'awkward'.
Word Origin
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).
Grammar Patterns
Quick Quiz
The dinner party was pleasant until the host's ______ cousin started a three-hour monologue about his tax returns.
Correct!
The correct answer is: comloquward
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