verbose

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Pronunciation

/vɜːˈbəʊs/(vur-BOHS)

Part of speech

adjectiveneutral

Chinese

冗长的；啰嗦的（用词过多）

Definition

Using more words than necessary; wordy.

Word family

  • verbosity/vɜːˈbɒsɪti/(n)啰嗦
  • verbosely/vɜːˈbəʊsli/(adv)啰嗦地

Collocations

  • verbose writing
  • overly verbose
  • verbose explanation
  • verbose style

Examples

  1. 1.The report was far too verbose — it could have been half the length. (too wordy)
  2. 2.His verbose emails often lose the reader's attention. (using too many words)

Synonyms

  • wordy/ˈwɜːdi/— too many words, informal
  • long-winded/ˌlɒŋˈwɪndɪd/— taking too long to say something
  • prolix/ˈprəʊlɪks/— tediously lengthy, very formal

Etymology

from Latin "verbosus" = full of words — "verbum" = word — overflowing with words