verbality

[ver-bal-i-tee]

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noun, plural ver·bal·i·ties for 2.

wordiness; verbal diffuseness: a speech full of tedious verbality.
a verbal expression of an idea or thought.
the quality or character of a verb.

Origin of verbality

First recorded in 1635–45; verbal + -ity

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Related Words for verbality

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