wordy
adjective
characterized by or given to the use of many, or too many, words; verbose.
wordiest
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superlativeof wordy.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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This is one of the wordiest musicals in the history of theater, a show so drunk on the exuberance of its language that it almost never stops to catch its breath.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2022
Lines have been plucked from the novel, yet even at its wordiest, the film is never weighed down by the burden of faithfulness.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2020
The statistics also support another observation court watchers have made -- Breyer is by far the wordiest justice.
From Chicago Tribune ● Mar. 30, 2012
The Internal Revenue Code isn’t the wordiest part of the United States Code by a long shot, according to the analysis by Bommarito and Katz.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2011
Eloquence alone shall guide them—and the readiest writer or wordiest talker is perforce their professor.
From The Gentle Art of Making Enemies by James McNeill Whistler
