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verbose

[ ver-bohs ]

adjective

  1. characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy:

    a verbose report.

    Synonyms: loquacious, talkative, voluble, turgid, inflated, tedious, prolix

    Antonyms: laconic



verbose

/ vɜːˈbəʊs; vɜːˈbɒsɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. using or containing an excess of words, so as to be pedantic or boring; prolix
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • verˈbosely, adverb
  • verbosity, noun
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Other Words From

  • ver·bosely adverb
  • ver·boseness noun
  • unver·bose adjective
  • unver·bosely adverb
  • unver·boseness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of verbose1

1665–75; < Latin verbōsus, equivalent to verb ( um ) word + -ōsus -ose 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of verbose1

C17: from Latin verbōsus from verbum word
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Example Sentences

She has used verbose phrases when speaking off the cuff, and while a few turns of phrase have been embraced by her supporters, opponents have often criticised her for a lack of clarity.

From BBC

He’s a very quiet, gentle man and not super verbose, but then suddenly he’ll come up with a lot to say.

He is very verbose and speaks in a certain way.

From Salon

The play is verbose, the plot is sluggishly novelistic and the operatic scale is indulgent.

On Thursday, the world witnessed a new, verbose chapter in those efforts: Mr. Putin’s two-hour interview, taped in a gilded hall at the Kremlin, with one of America’s most prominent and most divisive conservative commentators.

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