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verbose
Meaning: using more words than needed
verbose in a sentence
How verbose is used in real sentences:
His verbose introduction took longer than the speech itself.
His verbose introduction took longer than the speech itself.
“Some petitioners sent verbose appeals, while Elizabeth favored brief notes and earnest promises to consider their cases.”
— from the passage The Queen's Paper Roads
Synonyms for verbose
Other words for verbose — wordy, long-winded and prolix — carry the same meaning.
- wordy
- long-winded
- prolix
Antonyms of verbose
Words that mean the opposite of verbose:
Where it comes from
From Latin verbum 'word'
Memory hook
VERBOSE — too many VERBs, too many words.