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ver·bose    Audio Help   [ver-bohs] Pronunciation Key
–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 -ose1]

—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    Audio Help   (vər-bōs')  Pronunciation Key 
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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