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ver·bose
 verbose
- pronunciation:
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adjective |
| definition: |
using or characterized by many or superfluous words; wordy.
The committee chair is a verbose person, and this adds greatly to the length of meetings.My thoughts began to wander during the superintendent's verbose speech.- synonyms:
- garrulous, long-winded, loquacious, pleonastic, prolix, redundant, wordy
- antonyms:
- concise, laconic, succinct
- similar words:
- chatty, diffuse, effusive, gabby, lengthy, talkative, voluble, windy
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| related words: |
garrulous, loquacious |
| derivations: |
verbosely (adv.), verboseness (n.), verbosity (n.) |
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