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ver⋅bose

  [ver-bohs]
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–adjective
characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy: a verbose report.
Origin:
1665–75; < L verbōsus, equiv. to verb(um) word + -ōsus -ose 1

Related forms:
ver⋅bose⋅ly, adverb
ver⋅bose⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
prolix; tedious, inflated, turgid; voluble, talkative, loquacious. See bombastic.

Antonyms:
laconic.
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ver·bose   (vər-bōs')   
adj.  Using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words; wordy. See Synonyms at wordy.

[Middle English *verbous, from Latin verbōsus, from verbum, word; see verb.]
ver·bose'ly adv., ver·bose'ness, ver·bos'i·ty (-bŏs'ĭ-tē) n.
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