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Verbose

Verbose Meaning & Definition
Verbose Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Verbose?

[adj] using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Verbose: long-winded | prolix | tedious | windy | wordy

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Verbose In Webster's Dictionary

\Ver*bose"\, a. [L. verbosus, from verbum a word. See {Verb}.] Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy; as, a verbose speaker; a verbose argument. Too verbose in their way of speaking. --Ayliffe. -- {Ver*bose"ly}, adv. -- {Ver*bose"ness}, n.

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