verbose

Adjective
Synonyms: long-windedtediouswindywordy

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  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”Synonyms: long-windedtediouswindywordyOpposite conciseSimilar prolix, verbal

Related words verboseness noun, verbosity noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ver·bose′ adjective

Origin: 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.

Too verbose in their way of speaking.— John Ayliffe

— Ver·bose′wb-a1′>′ly, adverb — Ver·bose′wb-a1′>′ness, noun

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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