Main Entry:

ver·biage

Pronunciation:

\ˈvər-bē-ij also -bij\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French, from Middle French verbier to chatter, alteration of Old French verboier, verbloier, from Old French (Picard dialect) werbler to trill — more at warble

Date:

circa 1721

1 : a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content <such a tangled maze of evasive verbiage as a typical party platform — Marcia Davenport> 2 : manner of expressing oneself in words : diction <sportswriters guarded their verbiage so jealously — R. A. Sokolov>