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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ver•bos•i•ty (vər bos′i tē),USA pronunciation n. - the state or quality of being verbose;
superfluity of words;
wordiness:His speeches were always marred by verbosity.
- Late Latin verbōsitās. See verbose, -ity
- 1535–45
prolixity, redundancy, turgidity. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ver•bose /vɚˈboʊs/USA pronunciation adj. - expressed in or characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy:a verbose report; a verbose speaker.
ver•bos•i•ty /vərˈbɑsɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -verb-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ver•bose (vər bōs′),USA pronunciation adj. - characterized by the use of many or too many words;
wordy:a verbose report.
- Latin verbōsus, equivalent. to verb(um) word + -ōsus -ose1
- 1665–75
prolix; tedious, inflated, turgid; voluble, talkative, loquacious. See bombastic. |