Verbose \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.
[1913 Webster]
Too verbose in their way of speaking. --Ayliffe.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
verboseness
n : an expressive style that uses excessive words [syn: verbosity]
[ant: terseness]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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