ambiloquentadj.

Brit.

/amˈbɪləkw(ə)nt/, U.S.

/æmˈbɪləkwənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: ambi- prefix, -loquent comb. form.

Etymology: < ambi- prefix + -loquent comb. form, after post-classical Latin ambiloquus (see ambiloquous adj.).

Now rare (archaic in later use).

That is ambiguous; that uses ambiguous language. Also in early use: †that speaks two languages (obsolete).

ΚΠ

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Ambiloquent, that speaks doubtfully or two languages.

1763 H. Dalrymple Rodondo: Canto I (ed. 2) 32 Moderns don't kick out of Doors Their ambiloquent Orators.

1881 Chess Player's Chron. 21 June 301/2 In the admirable preface..occurs this somewhat ‘ambiloquent’ paragraph.

2005 S. Aylett Lint xxvi. 188 The Washington Post used the headline author corroded by steam and called him an ‘ambiloquent neckverser’, whatever that is.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ambiloquent
释义	ambiloquentadj. Brit. /amˈbɪləkw(ə)nt/, U.S. /æmˈbɪləkwənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: ambi- prefix, -loquent comb. form. Etymology: < ambi- prefix + -loquent comb. form, after post-classical Latin ambiloquus (see ambiloquous adj.). Now rare (archaic in later use). That is ambiguous; that uses ambiguous language. Also in early use: †that speaks two languages (obsolete). ΚΠ 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Ambiloquent, that speaks doubtfully or two languages. 1763 H. Dalrymple Rodondo: Canto I (ed. 2) 32 Moderns don't kick out of Doors Their ambiloquent Orators. 1881 Chess Player's Chron. 21 June 301/2 In the admirable preface..occurs this somewhat ‘ambiloquent’ paragraph. 2005 S. Aylett Lint xxvi. 188 The Washington Post used the headline author corroded by steam and called him an ‘ambiloquent neckverser’, whatever that is. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1656
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