单词 | pauciloquent |
释义 | pauciloquentadj. rare. That uses few words in speech or conversation; laconic. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adjective] > uttering few words or speaking briefly pauciloquent1656 breviloquent1865 short-spoken1865 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Pauciloquent.., that speaketh little. 1863 C. G. Leland There was Sharp Lawyer in Bk. of Copperheads 26/2 All he would say was ‘ah!’ ‘h'm!’ ‘oh!’ and ‘ay!’ This pauciloquent person named P—. 1973 Times 5 Mar. 8/4 The trilingual but pauciloquent ‘word score’ [of an opera]. 2002 MX (Nexis) 13 Aug. 9 Someone who is ‘pauciloquent’ uses as few words as possible when conversing. Derivatives pauˈciloquently adv. rare with few words. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [adverb] in silencea1382 without language?c1450 sub silentio1563 monkishly1595 wordlessly1840 pauciloquently1844 speechlessly1847 taciturnly1847 reticently1859 incommunicativelya1862 1844 J. W. Wallace Reporters 33 The pauciloquently praising Lord Eldon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1656 |
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