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verboseness
[
ver-
bohs
]
ver·bose
/
vərˈboʊs
/
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ver-
bohs
]
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adjective
characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy:
a verbose report.
Origin:
1665–75;
<
Latin
verbōsus,
equivalent to
verb
(
um
)
word
+
-ōsus
-ose
1
Related forms
ver·bose·ly,
adverb
ver·bose·ness,
noun
un·ver·bose,
adjective
un·ver·bose·ly,
adverb
un·ver·bose·ness,
noun
Can be confused:
verbal
,
verbiage
,
verbose,
verbosity
.
Synonyms
prolix; tedious, inflated, turgid; voluble, talkative, loquacious.
See
bombastic.
Antonyms
laconic.
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World English Dictionary
verbose
(vɜːˈbəʊs)
—
adj
using or containing an excess of words, so as to be pedantic or boring; prolix
[C17: from Latin
verbōsus
from
verbum
word]
ver'bosely
—
adv
verbosity
—
n
ver'boseness
—
n
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