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ver·bose  (vr-bs)
adj.
Using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words; wordy. See Synonyms at wordy.

[Middle English *verbous, from Latin verbsus, from verbum, word; see verb.]

ver·bosely adv.
ver·boseness, ver·bosi·ty (-bs-t) n.

verbose [vɜːˈbəʊs]
adj
using or containing an excess of words, so as to be pedantic or boring; prolix
[from Latin verbōsus from verbum word]
verbosely  adv
verbosity  [vɜːˈbɒsɪtɪ], verboseness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.verboseverbose - 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"
prolix - tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know"

verbose
Translations
verbose [vɜːˈbəʊs] ADJ [person] → verboso, hablador; [writing, style] → prolijo, verboso
verbose [vɜːrˈbəʊs] adjverbeux/euse
verbose
verbose [vɜːˈbəʊs] adjverboso/a, prolisso/a
verbose [vɜːˈbəʊs] adjverboso/a, prolisso/a


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But I thought that was perhaps no more than a natural reserve accentuated by the verbose frankness of her husband.
Levin smiled joyfully; he was struck by this transition from the confused, verbose discussion with Pestsov and his brother to this laconic, clear, almost wordless communication of the most complex ideas.
He strode down the stairs with tingling pulses, and drove to the House, where his speech, a little florid in its rhetoric, and verbose as became the man, was nevertheless a great success.
 
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