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 verbosity
Director Scott Ellis understands all this, and thus the admirably specific physical business and slurred verbosity in his gently outré revival really makes for quite the amusing diversion.
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Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Director Scott Ellis understands all this and thus the admirably specific physical business and slurred verbosity in his gently outré revival really makes for quite the amusing diversion.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
Her drawl, verbosity, and avant-garde black-and-white outfits were immediately embedded in popular culture; O’Hara won an Emmy for the role.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
The previous record-holder was President Clinton, famously known for his Southern-twang verbosity.
—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
The truth is, there is rarely a Merritt Wever or an Adrien Brody in awards speeches—extreme cases of brevity or verbosity that stun both those in the room and at home.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Still, the challenge lies in managing the explosive verbosity that modern tools enable effortlessly.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
That’s at least partly because while Keaton’s characters might have been amused by the brainy verbosity and self-effacing neuroses of Allen’s alter egos, she was never intimidated or outmatched by them.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Director Scott Ellis understands all this and thus the admirably specific physical business and slurred verbosity in his gently outré revival really makes for quite the amusing diversion.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
Her drawl, verbosity, and avant-garde black-and-white outfits were immediately embedded in popular culture; O’Hara won an Emmy for the role.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
The previous record-holder was President Clinton, famously known for his Southern-twang verbosity.
—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
The truth is, there is rarely a Merritt Wever or an Adrien Brody in awards speeches—extreme cases of brevity or verbosity that stun both those in the room and at home.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Still, the challenge lies in managing the explosive verbosity that modern tools enable effortlessly.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
That’s at least partly because while Keaton’s characters might have been amused by the brainy verbosity and self-effacing neuroses of Allen’s alter egos, she was never intimidated or outmatched by them.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for verbosity
Noun
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Pacheco emphasized that repetition and exposure are key to building confidence and connections.—
Alyssa Ferro-Lloret,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
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Second-year quarterback Will Howard was expected to take a majority of the first-team repetitions with the offense during the camp that runs until Wednesday.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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The repetitiveness of the plot is not helped by the many montages writer-director Yandy Laurens uses as shortcuts, instead of writing scenes that show how the central relationship is developing.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
15 Dec. 2025
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Just as the limitless space of web text tempts writers to indulge their logorrhea, the blinking, ever-transmuting, cartoonish interface of web browsers prevents would-be readers from paying attention to anything for longer than about 7 seconds.—
Barton Swaim,
WSJ,
19 Sep. 2022
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Nor has Musk kept his Twitter logorrhea in check in other respects.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2022
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On their website, the three yellow stripes are prominently featured on the website under the Black Lives Matter wordage, and used on their social media accounts.—
Amritpal Kaur Sandhu-Longoria,
USA TODAY,
29 Mar. 2023
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Reached by the Union-Tribune Wednesday morning, Lindsey differed with McGillis’ wordage.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2023
Noun
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Flatulent describes inflated, pretentious writing; garrulity describes excessive talkativeness.—
Gary Gilson,
Star Tribune,
31 Oct. 2020
Noun
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That diffusion will take time — a crucial point missing from most of the current debate.—
Omar Abbosh,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Trump himself appeared to acknowledge a diffusion of power in Iran as a result of the American-Israeli assassination campaign.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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But in terms of its actual content, the statement was pretty thin gruel, bristling with public relations-style circumlocution and vagueness.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Here, instead, she’s swayed by a dead Diana softly squeezing her hand and kindly hinting — the dead Diana is an ace at tactful circumlocution — that now is the time to show a mourning nation some emotion.—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
16 Nov. 2023
Noun
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Hannah Einbinder’s pledge to make up the difference for her long-windedness was a clever move that probably should have been employed more.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Taken in total, the speech is an eloquent reminder that long-windedness perturbs listeners.—
Jerry Weissman,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Verbosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbosity. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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