volubly
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vol·u·ble
(vŏl′yə-bəl)adj.
1. Marked by a ready flow of speech; fluent.
2.
a. Turning easily on an axis; rotating.
b. Botany Twining or twisting: a voluble vine.
[Middle English, moving easily, from Old French, from Latin volūbilis, revolving, fluent, from volvere, to roll; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]
vol′u·bil′i·ty, vol′u·ble·ness n.
vol′u·bly adv.
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