Verbose

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words; wordy. See Synonyms at wordy.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Abounding in words, containing more words than necessary. Long winded, or windy.
  • adj. Producing unusually detailed output for diagnostic purposes.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are necessary; prolix; tedious by multiplicity of words; wordy: as, a verbose speaker; a verbose argument.
  • Synonyms Wordy, diffuse. See pleonasm.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. using or containing too many words
  • Equivalent
    prolix   
    Antonym
    concise    terse   
    Cross Reference
    prolix   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    prolix    wordy    wordish    expletive    talkative    long-winded   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts