About The Word Verbiage
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Verbiage
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What's The Definition Of Verbiage?
[n] the manner in which something is expressed in words; "use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton
[n] overabundance of words Synonyms | Synonyms for Verbiage: choice of words | diction | phraseology | phrasing | wording Related Terms | Find terms related to Verbiage: See Also | expression | formulation | mot juste | verbalisation | verbalization | verboseness | verbosity Verbiage In Webster's Dictionary \Ver"bi*age\ (?; 48), n. [F. verbiage, from OF. verbe a
word. See {Verb}.]
The use of many words without necessity, or with little
sense; a superabundance of words; verbosity; wordiness.
Verbiage may indicate observation, but not thinking.
--W. Irving.
This barren verbiage current among men. --Tennyson.
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