English Explanatory Dictionary

doctiloquent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Speaking learnedly.

Pronunciation

/dɑkˈtɪ.lə.kwɛnt/

Word forms

doctiloquent more doctiloquent most doctiloquent

Etymology

Coined from Latin doctī + loquēns, from genitive of doceō (“to teach”) + present participle of loquor (“to speak”). Compare eloquent.

Related words

grandiloquent
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