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volubly, adv.|ˈvɒljʊblɪ|
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
In a voluble manner; fluently, glibly.
1615Chapman Odyss. xviii. 41 O Gods (saide he) how volubly doth talke This eating gulfe. 1663Butler Hud. i. i. 105 This he as volubly would vent As if his stock would ne'er be spent. 1671Clarendon Dial. Tracts (1727) 339 A Secretary of State who..spoke French as volubly and as exactly as he needed to do, without ever having been in France. 1765Johnson in Shaks. Wks. (1778) X. 489 note, One that discourses fearlessly and volubly. 1796F. Burney Camilla iii. i, She talked volubly of what she was about, as if it were the sole subject of her thoughts. 1852Mrs. Stowe Uncle Tom's C. xiv, He was listening to Haley, who was very volubly expatiating on the quality of the article for which they were bargaining. 1862Goulburn Pers. Relig. i. (1873) 3 Every body can speak volubly upon controversial subjects. |