Interlocutory vs Interloqual - What's the difference?
interlocutory | interloqual |
Of or pertaining to dialogue or conversation.
* 1821 , , Kenilworth , ch. 17:
* 1988 , Armand White, "
Interjected into something spoken.
(legal) Expressed during a legal action that awaits final decision.
(legal) Of or pertaining to legal action that is temporary or provisional.
(rare) A person engaged in a conversation, an interlocutor.
* 1905 , , Major Barbara , Act I:
Interpolated discussion or dialogue.
interlocutory
English
Adjective
(-)- [A]s he passed through the crowded anterooms . . . never did Leicester return the general greeting with such ready and condescending courtesy. . . . For all the favourite Earl had a bow and smile at least, and often a kind word. . . . A few of Leicester's interlocutory sentences ran as follows:— "Poynings, good morrow; and how does your wife and fair daughter? . . ."
Arsenio Hall more relaxed in comedy with friend Eddy Murphy," Pittsburgh Press , 3 July, p. B8 (retrieved 2 Nov. 2010):
- The 13-week stint Hall did on Fox Broadcasting's "The Late Show" last fall proved the impact of his interlocutory style.
Derived terms
* interlocutionNoun
(interlocutories)- Lady Britomart is . . . well mannered and yet appallingly outspoken and indifferent to the opinion of her interlocutory .
