| Pronunciation: | | vur'bows
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[adj] using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes" |
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VERBOSE is a 7 letter word that starts with V. |
| | Synonyms: | | long-winded, prolix, tedious, windy, wordy |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
Too verbose in their way of speaking. --Ayliffe.
-- {Ver*bose"ly}, adv. -- {Ver*bose"ness}, n.
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