About The Word Verbosity
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Verbosity
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What's The Definition Of Verbosity?
[n] an expressive style that uses excessive words
Synonyms | Synonyms for Verbosity: verboseness Related Terms | Find terms related to Verbosity: See Also | circumlocution | expressive style | long-windedness | periphrasis | pleonasm | prolixity | prolixness | repetitiousness | repetitiveness | style | verbiage | wordiness Verbosity In Webster's Dictionary \Ver*bos"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Verbosities}. [L. verbositas:
cf. F. verbosit['e].]
The quality or state of being verbose; the use of more words
than are necessary; prolixity; wordiness; verbiage.
The worst fault, by far, is the extreme diffuseness and
verbosity of his style. --Jeffrey.
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