as in rambling
using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea
had to wade through a verbose letter of complaint
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as in wordiness
the use of too many words to express an idea
your ideas are good, but your penchant for verbosity is unfortunate
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William Booth, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2022
Laurie Woolery, who has helmed the premieres of several new plays at another New Haven theater, the Yale Rep, in New Haven, has a knack for packing action and needed distraction into scenes that might otherwise be tiringly verbose.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 19 Mar. 2022
Christian Anderson (trust'n), Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2023
Early reactions point toward the perpetually fan cast Idris Elba, or even Jason Momoa, whose breakout role as Khal Drogo could be a great starting point, with a slight uptick in verbosity.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
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Adjective
Truss is far less colorful, less verbose than her former backslapping boss — perhaps in a good way.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2022
Laurie Woolery, who has helmed the premieres of several new plays at another New Haven theater, the Yale Rep, in New Haven, has a knack for packing action and needed distraction into scenes that might otherwise be tiringly verbose.
—Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 19 Mar. 2022
Noun
The Art of Brevity — Saying More with Less
• Micro-moments: The fast pace of social media doesn’t afford the luxury of verbosity.
—Christian Anderson (trust'n), Rolling Stone, 14 Nov. 2023
Early reactions point toward the perpetually fan cast Idris Elba, or even Jason Momoa, whose breakout role as Khal Drogo could be a great starting point, with a slight uptick in verbosity.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2023
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“Verbose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbose. Accessed 15 Oct. 2024.
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