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στωμύλος

στωμύλος, mouthy, wordy, talkative, chattering, glib

στωμ-ύλος [ῠ], ον, also η, ον Luc. Musc.Enc. 10, Im. 15: (στόμα):—
  • wordy, talkative, Ar. Ach. 429, Pl. Erx. 397d, Theoc. 5.79, etc.; τὰ σ. ταῦτα this nonsense, AP 9.39 (Music.): in good sense, fluent, suave, σ. εὐτυχίη, of Menander, ib. 187; = lepidus, Gloss.: c.inf., ὁμιλῆσαι σ. Luc. Im. 15; λαλῆσαι σ. Alciphr. 3.65: so ἔχουσι τι σ. have a gossipy flavour, Demetr. Eloc. 151. Adv. στωμύλως Poll. 5.161: Comp. -ωτέρως Lyd. Mag. 3.73.

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