voluble

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Middle French volubile, from Latin volūbilis (“rolling”), from volvō (“roll”).

Smith uttered something in voluble Arabic. — The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu, Sax Rohmer
He is at once precise and voluble. — Complete Short Works of George Meredith, George Meredith
The Turk smiled; the Russian was voluble. — The Peterkin Papers, Lucretia P. (Lucretia Peabody) Hale

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