Antonyms for eloquent

Grammar : Adj

Spell : el-uh-kwuh nt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛl ə kwənt

Definition of eloquent

Origin : late 14c., from Old French eloquent, from Latin eloquentem (nominative eloquens), present participle of eloqui "to speak out" (see eloquence). Related: Eloquently.

adj having a skillful way with words

Example sentences :

When all was "right," how eloquent the lip-music of coachee!
Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 266, July 28, 1827 » by Various

"I've an aversion to your eloquent old heathen," she pleaded.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

His speech was not eloquent, nor did it flatter the Leopard Woman, but it was to the point.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

It hushed the eloquent, struck down the powerful, abolished the beautiful and good.
Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens

His most eloquent teaching was his ministration to the wants and the sufferings of the wretched.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

For this reason, also, foxes are crafty and eloquent even at the present day.
Extract from : « Aino Folk-Tales » by Basil Hall Chamberlain

Mr. Gladstone in the House was voluble, eloquent, communicative.
Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss

His sermon was eloquent and literary, and it was delivered with elocutionary power.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

"Ah," was her only reply; but the monosyllable was eloquent.
Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major

The American, the puritan in him, swiftly rose to her eloquent exhortation.
Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker

Synonyms for eloquent

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