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单词 verbose
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verbose

Not that he was verbose: most often when he made any comments on such matters he addressed them to himself.Jovial and verbose, Godfrey hat been friendly to me ever since I had come to Pontywen.Jones and Martin, still verbose as ever, simply stayed on the couch.
(adjective) 
Definition
using more words than is necessary
When drunk, he becomes pompous and verbose.
Synonyms
long-winded
The manifesto is long-winded and repetitious.
wordy
His speech is full of wordy rhetoric.
garrulous
boring, garrulous prose
windy
I have a horror of turning into a windy old bore.
diffuse
His writing is so diffuse that it is almost impossible to understand.
prolix
tautological
circumlocutory
periphrastic
pleonastic
Opposites
short
,
brief
,
concise
,
reticent
,
terse
,
curt
,
succinct
,
brusque
,
quiet
,
untalkative

Additional synonyms

in the sense of diffuse
Definition
lacking conciseness
His writing is so diffuse that it is almost impossible to understand.
Synonyms
rambling,
loose,
vague,
meandering,
waffling (informal),
long-winded,
wordy,
discursive,
verbose,
prolix,
maundering,
digressive,
diffusive,
circumlocutory
in the sense of garrulous
boring, garrulous prose
Synonyms
rambling,
lengthy,
diffuse,
long-winded,
wordy,
discursive,
windy,
overlong,
verbose,
gassy (slang),
prolix,
prosy
in the sense of periphrastic
Synonyms
roundabout,
wordy,
circuitous,
verbose,
prolix,
tautological,
circumlocutory,
pleonastic

Nearby words of
verbose

  • verbally
  • verbatim
  • verbiage
  • verbose
  • verbosely
  • verbosity
  • verdant

Synonyms of 'verbose'

verbose

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of windy
Definition
long-winded or pompous
I have a horror of turning into a windy old bore.
Synonyms
pompous,
empty,
rambling,
diffuse,
meandering,
long-winded,
turgid,
wordy,
garrulous,
bombastic,
boastful,
loquacious,
verbose,
prolix
in the sense of wordy
Definition
using too many words, esp. long words
His speech is full of wordy rhetoric.
Synonyms
long-winded,
rambling,
windy,
diffuse,
garrulous,
discursive,
loquacious,
verbose,
prolix,
pleonastic (rare)
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