sialoquent
/saɪˈæləkwənt/
sialoquent adjective: tending to spray saliva when speaking.
Adjective
sialoquent (comparative more sialoquent, superlative most sialoquent)
- Tending to spray saliva when speaking.
- The sialoquent professor could not understand why his pupils would not sit in the front row of the lecture hall.
- With a little practice it will become easy and natural, and you will leave the sialoquent* sayers of ek-SPLIK-uh-buul in the dust.1999, Charles Harrington Elster, The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations: The Complete Opinionated Guide, Houghton Mifflin, →ISBN, page 150
sialoquent meaning in Tamil
sialoquent in Tamil
- வாய்ச்சாரல் பேச்சு
Forms of sialoquent
| comparative | more sialoquent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most sialoquent |
Origin of sialoquent
Blend of sialic + eloquent, from Ancient Greek σίαλον (síalon, “spittle, saliva”)
Questions about sialoquent
- What does sialoquent mean?
- Sialoquent means tending to spray saliva when speaking.
- What is sialoquent in Tamil?
- Sialoquent in Tamil is வாய்ச்சாரல் பேச்சு. See Sialoquent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is sialoquent?
- Sialoquent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce sialoquent?
- Sialoquent is pronounced /saɪˈæləkwənt/.
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