So apparently, there are plenty of adjectives branching off from the same meaning of “talking”, but with somewhat differing meanings.

Take, for an example, “talkative”, which means having a disposition towards engaging in talks and enjoying conversations. “Talkative” seems to be a neutral, or mildly favourable adjective in this case. Since it can simply mean that the person likes to talk, but in a positive light, can be seen as being friendly and open.

“Loquacious” means having a great flow of words at command, suggesting the ability to express onself articulately and fluently. Seems to be a positive connotation on ‘talking’. Can also be used to describe someone who talks continuously with the intention to be sociable.

However, the word circumlocution, derived from the same root as “loquacious”, seems to have a negative image, bearing the meaning of the use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few. Generally periphrase or the use of indirect or roundabout language. Which means that when I use flamboyant and smart-sounding words in my paper I was pulling off some major circumlocution there! In some parts of the dictionary, “loquacious” is even put as a synonym of “garrulous”, which will come up in this text soon enough. Even so, it seems that the positive meaning is the one generally taken.

Lastly, there is also “garrulous”, which suggests that the ‘talkativeness’ of this person is dull, boring, and tedious. Originating from the Latin verb garrire, meaning ‘to chatter/babble’, it generally means that the person talks too much. =P So whenever I talk about trivial things because of lack of useful things to say, that would mean that I was being garrulous. Actually, I’m too shy to be able to pull off talking dully for too long, haha

And actually, if I was speaking this out, I guess it would count as being “garrulous”, eh? Or perhaps this is starting to become a circumlocution.

Lastly, I would like to say: supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. =D *gets stomped for watching Mary Poppins just a while ago*

(Well, this is what you get for reading the dictionary for fun too much)