English Dictionary: Verboseness | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for Verboseness | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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. |