Word of the Day

Thursday January 21, 2010

logorrhea [law-guh-REE-uh]

noun

Writing about the art of William T. Wiley isn't easy. That's all right. There's enough verbiage -- some might even say logorrhea -- on view in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's "What's It All Mean: William T. Wiley in Retrospect" to make up for a roomful of tongue-tied critics.

Michael O'Sullivan, "William Wiley: The Writing's on the Walls", The Washington Post, Oct 9, 2009
When the movie opens, her character, Mary Horowitz, a crossword puzzle creator, is living with her parents while her home is being fumigated. Given her social ineptitude and overworked wackiness -- her logorrhea, ubiquitous red boots and a pet rodent that appears to be her only friend -- it's a surprise she ever left the parental nest.

Manohla Dargis, "Brainy Crossword Creator Tackles the Puzzle of Love", New York Times, Sep 4, 2009
She shook her head as the tractor began moving. "Shut up! I've got enough trouble without your coming down with logorrhea. Don't be a fool."

Lester del Rey (1915 - 1993) An American science fiction author. Badge of Infamy (1957)

Origin of the Word

Logorrhea, approximately 1902, derives Greek logos, "word" + rhein, "to flow."