wordy
adjective
characterized by or given to the use of many, or too many, words; verbose.
wordiness
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a word derived from
wordy.
Example Sentences
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The wordiness and harmonies of these songs are somewhat similar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2023
Yet for all her dazzling wordiness, there is a sluggish midtempo feel that permeates this album’s 23-song track list.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2022
Identify instances of wordiness and overused modifiers and edit to eliminate them.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
She sang a version of Sondheim’s “Another Hundred People,” with lyrics like “Another hundred syllables came out of my mouth,” mocking the composer’s wordiness.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2016
Mere wordiness and grandiloquence may sound like ecstasy yet lack that quality.
From The Literature of Ecstasy by Albert Mordell
