English Dictionary: verbosity | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for verbosity | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Verbosity \Ver*bos"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Verbosities}. [L. verbositas: cf. F. verbosit[82].] The quality or state of being verbose; the use of more words than are necessary; prolixity; wordiness; verbiage. The worst fault, by far, is the extreme diffuseness and verbosity of his style. --Jeffrey. |