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verbose

ver·bose

UK/vəˈbəʊs/ US/vɚˈboʊs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

using or containing too many words

  • “long-winded (or windy) speakers”
  • “verbose and ineffective instructional methods”
  • “newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials”
  • “proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes”
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Origin

From Latin verbōsus (“prolix, wordy, verbose”). Verbōsus is derived from verbum (“word”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (“to say, speak”)) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, overly, prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns). Equivalent to verb + -ose.

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