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English Dictionary: wordy by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wordy
adj
  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"
    Synonym(s): long-winded, tedious, verbose, windy, wordy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wordy \Word"y\, a. [Compar. {Wordier}; superl. {Wordiest}.]
      1. Of or pertaining to words; consisting of words; verbal;
            as, a wordy war. --Cowper.
  
      2. Using many words; verbose; as, a wordy speaker.
  
      3. Containing many words; full of words.
  
                     We need not lavish hours in wordy periods.
                                                                              --Philips.
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