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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Recent Examples of verbose
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
Styles speak-sings over cascading keyboards in his most verbose song on the album, which is also his most musically stimulating.
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Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
This working prompt injection came only after much trial and error, explaining the verbosity and the detail in it.
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Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Today hosts a gentle Moon-Chiron trine, empowering your friendly 11th house and your verbose 3rd house.
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Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
Styles speak-sings over cascading keyboards in his most verbose song on the album, which is also his most musically stimulating.
—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
The previous record-holder was President Clinton, famously known for his Southern-twang verbosity.
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Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
This working prompt injection came only after much trial and error, explaining the verbosity and the detail in it.
—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
18 Sep. 2025
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Honeysuckle The warm, heady, floral scent of honeysuckle, which is strongest at dusk, is instantly recognizable, and the romantically rambling vines and tubular blooms make the climbing varieties cottage-garden classics.
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Vocals have an offhand nonchalance instead of hogging the spotlight, melodies sneak up on you rather than announce themselves, and the guitars avoid crunchy riffs and overdriven twang in favor of tart rambling and clean supporting chords.
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Llorca recalls the technician being talkative and upbeat throughout most of the exam.
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Some cat breeds are particularly chatty, and their talkative nature is perfectly normal.
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Some card descriptions are a bit wordy, forcing pauses to reread during your first attempts.
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Here are the full tiebreaker rules from FIFA for teams that have the same number of points following their three group stage matches (plus a quick translation for a couple of the wordier tiebreakers).
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“Verbose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbose. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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