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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. using or containing too many words;
- Example: "long-winded (or windy) speakers"
- Example: "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"
- Example: "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"
- Example: "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
[syn: long-winded, tedious, verbose, windy, wordy]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Verbose \Ver*bose"\, a. [L. verbosus, from verbum a word. See
   Verb.]
   Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are
   necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy;
   as, a verbose speaker; a verbose argument.
   [1913 Webster]

         Too verbose in their way of speaking.    --Ayliffe.
   [1913 Webster] -- Ver*bose"ly, adv. -- Ver*bose"ness, n.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

verbose
    adj 1: using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or
           windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional
           methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy
           editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
           [syn: long-winded, tedious, verbose, windy,
           wordy]