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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Verbose \Ver*bose"\, a. [L. verbosus from verbum a word See {Verb}.] Abounding in words using or containing more words than are necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words prolix; wordy; as a verbose speaker; a verbose argument. Too verbose in their way of speaking. --Ayliffe. -- {Ver*bose"ly}, adv -- {Ver*bose"ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: verbose adj : 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" [syn: {long-winded}, {tedious}, {windy}, {wordy}]
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