verbose

ver·bose

 (vər-bōs′)

adj.

Using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words; wordy. See Synonyms at wordy.

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

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ver·bose′ly adv.

ver·bose′ness, ver·bos′i·ty (-bŏs′ĭ-tē) n.

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verbose

(vɜːˈbəʊs)

adj

using or containing an excess of words, so as to be pedantic or boring; prolix

[C17: from Latin verbōsus from verbum word]

verˈbosely adv

verbosity, verˈboseness n

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ver•bose

(vərˈboʊs)

adj.

expressed in or characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy: a verbose report; a verbose speaker.

[1665–75; < Latin verbōsus=verb(um) word + -ōsus -ose¹]

ver•bose′ly, adv.

ver•bos′i•ty (-ˈbɒs ɪ ti) ver•bose′ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

verbose - 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" long-winded, wordy, tedious, windy 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"

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verbose

adjective long-winded, wordy, garrulous, windy, diffuse, prolix, tautological, circumlocutory, periphrastic, pleonastic When drunk, he becomes pompous and verbose.
short, brief, concise, reticent, terse, curt, succinct, brusque, quiet, untalkative

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verbose

adjective

Using or containing an excessive number of words:

diffuse, long-winded, periphrastic, pleonastic, prolix, redundant, wordy.

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Translations

كَثير الحَشْو بالكَلام

upovídaný

ordrig

wortreich

verbeux

bőbeszédűfecsegőszószátyár

garruloprolissoverbosit...

冗長な

ordrik

многословный

táravý

ağzı kalabalıkgereksiz sözlerle dolu

冗长的

verbose

[vɜːˈbəʊs] ADJ [person] → verboso, hablador; [writing, style] → prolijo, verboso

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verbose

[vɜː^rˈbəʊs] adj → verbeux/euse

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verbose

adj → wortreich, langatmig, weitschweifig

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verbose

[vɜːˈbəʊs] adj → verboso/a, prolisso/a

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verb

(vəːb) noun

the word or phrase that gives the action, or asserts something, in a sentence, clause etc. I saw him; He ran away from me; I have a feeling; What is this? werkwoord فِعْل глагол verbo sloveso das Verb verbum; udsagnsord ρήμαverbo tegusõna فعل verbi verbeפועל क्रिया glagol ige kata kerja, verba sögn, sagnorð verbo 動詞 동사 veiksmažodis darbības vārds kata kerja werkwoordverbczasownikverbo verb глагол sloveso glagol glagol erb คำกริยา fiil 動詞 дієслово فعل động từ 动词

ˈverbal adjective

1. of, or concerning, verbs. verbal endings such as `-fy', `-ize'. werkwoordelik فِعْلي، مُتَعَلِّق بالأفْعال глаголен verbal slovesný Verbal-... verbal ρηματικόςverbal verbi- فعلی verbi- verbal פוֹעַלִי मौखिक glagolski igei mengenai kata kerja sagn-, sagnar- verbale 動詞の 동사의 veiksmažodžio verbāls; darbības vārda- kata-kata werkwoordelijkverbal-, ord- czasownikowy verbal verbal (от)глагольный slovesný glagolski glagolski verb- เกี่ยวกับคำกริยา fiil ile ilgili 動詞的，與動詞有關的 дієслівний; віддієслівний فعل سے متعلق thuộc động từ, có gốc động từ 动词的，由动词构成的

2. consisting of, or concerning, spoken words. a verbal warning/agreement. mondelingse لَفْظي، كلامي устен verbal slovní mündlich mundtlig προφορικόςverbal suuline شفاهی verbaalinen verbal בְּעַל-פֶּה मौखिक usmeni szóbeli lisan munnlegur verbale 言葉の 구두의 žodinis mutisks lisan mondelingmuntligsłownyverbal verbal, oral устный slovný usten verbalni verbal, muntlig ที่ใช้คำพูด sözlü 口頭的 усний; вербальний زباني bằng miệng, bằng lời nói 口头的

ˈverbally adverb

in or by speech, not writing. I replied to the invitation verbally. verbaal كلاميّا словом verbalmente slovně mündlich mundtligt προφορικάverbalmente suuliselt به صورت شفاهی suullisesti verbalement בְּעַל-פֶּה मौखिक रूप में usmeno élőszóban secara lisan munnlega verbalmente 口頭で 구두로 žodžiu mutiski secara lisan mondelingmuntligsłownie verbalmente verbal устно slovne ustno verbalno muntligt ทางคำพูด sözlü olarak 口頭地 усно, словесно زباني طور پر bằng miệng, bằng lời nói 口头地

verbatim (-ˈbeitim) adjective, adverb

word for word. a verbatim report of the argument; The child repeated my words verbatim. woordeliks حَرْفِيّا، بالحَرْف الواحِد، كَلِمة بِكَلِمَه дословно na íntegra slovo od slova wörtlich ordret αυτολεξεί, κατά λέξη textualmente, palabra por palabra sõna-sõnalt کلمه به کلمه sanatarkka mot à mot מִלָה בְּמִלָה शाब्दिक naizust szó szerint(i) kata per kata parola per parola 逐語的に 정확히 말 그대로 pažodinis; pažodžiui, žodis į žodį kata demi kata woord voor woord ord for ord, ordrettdosłownie, słowo w słowo дословныи; слово в слово doslovný dobeseden, besedo za besedo reč po reč ordagrann, ord för ord ซึ่งมีลักษณะคำต่อคำ kelimesi kelimesine aynı 逐字的(地) дослівно, слово в слово لفظ بہ لفظ đúng nguyên văn 逐字的（地）

verbose (-ˈbous) adjective

using too many words; expressed in too many words. a verbose speaker; a verbose description/style. omslagtig كَثير الحَشْو بالكَلام многословен prolixo upovídaný wortreich ordrig φλύαροςverboso, locuaz sõnaohter طولانی؛ درازگویانه jaaritteleva verbeux מְגַבֵּב מִלִים शब्दबहुल pričljiv, rječit bőbeszédű terlalu banyak kata verboso, prolisso 冗長な 장황한 daugiakalbis, daugiažodžiaujantis pārlieku runīgs; liekvārdīgs bercakap berjela-jela langdradig, wijdlopig, lang van stof ordrik, vidløftigмногословный utáraný, urečnený dolgovezen preopširan mångordig, svamlig, långrandig ซึ่งใช้ถ้อยคำมากเกินไป gereksiz sözlerle dolu; ağzı kalabalık 冗長的 багатослівний لفاظي đa ngôn, lắm lời 冗长的

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