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
In some ways, the wordiness of “Hamilton” proved advantageous.
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
The result is some wordiness — encounters rendered with admirable sincerity but that feel superfluous, or overlong, as in the protracted scene that begins Act 2 between Brandon and his sister, Bronkovic’s Brittany.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2022
Eliminating wordiness should not alter or omit information.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
The fluency which was a besetting sin of his poetry when released from the fetters of rhyme and meter ran into wordiness.
From Brief History of English and American Literature by Henry A. (Henry Augustin) Beers
