flexiloquent

flexiloquent
† fleˈxiloquent, a. Obs. rare.
[f. L. flexiloquus (f. flexus, pa. pple. of flectĕre to bend + loquī to speak): see -loquent.]
Speaking words of doubtful or double meaning.
1656–81 in Blount Glossogr. 1692–1732 in Coles.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • flexiloquent — speaking ambiguously or using words of doubtful meaning Styles of Speech …   Phrontistery dictionary

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  • Styles of Speech — Here we have 54 words referring to manners or styles of speaking, words that use the suffix loquent , loquence , or loquy , from Latin loqui (to speak). While in an age of text messaging, public speaking has lost its once vaunted status as a… …   Phrontistery dictionary

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