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eloquently.

Adverb
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MEANING

With fluent, clear or effective expressive force.

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Words that belong together

  • eloquently argue
  • eloquently convey

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The essay eloquently argued for a conclusion whose factual basis still required checking.
The silent arrangement of the objects eloquently conveyed the missing person’s habits.

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eloquently

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Invariable adverb; use more or most only where natural. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: style analysis, interpretation, characterization, rhetorical contrast. Disciplines: literary analysis, prose writing, advanced general English. Commonness: moderately common.

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