wordy
characterized by or given to the use of many, or too many, words; verbose: She grew impatient at his wordy reply.
pertaining to or consisting of words; verbal.
Origin of wordy
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Other words for wordy
Other words from wordy
- word·i·ly, adverb
- word·i·ness, noun
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How to use wordy in a sentence
There was a vast amount of whisper and low-toned wordiness, subsurface complaint and counter-complaint.
Dominie Dean | Ellis Parker ButlerHere is a writer who began literature with a sense of words, and who is declining into a mere sense of wordiness.
The Art of Letters | Robert LyndAn unnecessary profusion of words is called verbiage: verbosity, wordiness.
The Verbalist | Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)They have the wordiness of hasty composition, and the discursive rhetoric intended to catch the attention of an indolent audience.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie StephenWe witness its disastrous effects in the empty wordiness of many extemporaneous preachers.
Hints on Extemporaneous Preaching | Henry Ware
British Dictionary definitions for wordy
/ (ˈwɜːdɪ) /
using, inclined to use, or containing an excess of words: a wordy writer; a wordy document
of the nature of or relating to words; verbal
Derived forms of wordy
- wordily, adverb
- wordiness, noun
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