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eloquent
(encz) | eloquent,výmluvný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Eloquent
(gcide) | Eloquent \El"o*quent\, a. [F. ['e]loquent, L. eloquens, -entis,
p. pr. of eloqui to speak out, declaim; e + loqui to speak.
See Loquacious.]
1. Having the power of expressing strong emotions or forcible
arguments in an elevated, impassioned, and effective
manner; as, an eloquent orator or preacher.
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O Death, all-eloquent! You only prove
What dust we dote on when 't is man we love. --Pope.
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2. Adapted to express strong emotion or to state facts
arguments with fluency and power; as, an eloquent address
or statement; an eloquent appeal to a jury.
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eloquent
(wn) | eloquent
adj 1: expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able
to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" [syn:
eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, {silver-
tongued}, smooth-spoken] |
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eloquent
(encz) | eloquent,výmluvný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
eloquently
(encz) | eloquently,výmluvně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
ineloquently
(encz) | ineloquently, adv: |
wax eloquent
(encz) | wax eloquent, |
Eloquently
(gcide) | Eloquently \El"o*quent*ly\, adv.
In an eloquent manner. Elrich |
Ineloquent
(gcide) | Ineloquent \In*e"lo*quent\, a. [L. ineloquens: cf. F.
in['e]loquent. See In- not, and Eloquent.]
Not eloquent; not fluent, graceful, or moving; not
persuasive; as, ineloquent language.
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Nor are thy lips ungraceful, sire of men,
Nor tongue ineloquent. --Milton.
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Ineloquently
(gcide) | Ineloquently \In*e"lo*quent*ly\, adv.
Without eloquence.
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eloquent
(wn) | eloquent
adj 1: expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able
to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" [syn:
eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, {silver-
tongued}, smooth-spoken] |
eloquently
(wn) | eloquently
adv 1: with eloquence; "he expressed his ideas eloquently" [syn:
eloquently, articulately] [ant: inarticulately,
ineloquently]
2: in an articulate manner; "he argued articulately for his
plan" [syn: articulately, eloquently] [ant:
inarticulately] |
ineloquently
(wn) | ineloquently
adv 1: without eloquence; in an inarticulate manner; "the
freshman expresses his thoughts inarticulately" [syn:
ineloquently, inarticulately] [ant: articulately,
eloquently] |
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