Definitions for: Verbose


[adj] 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"



Webster (1913) Definition: Ver*bose", a. [L. verbosus, from verbum a word. See
Verb.]
Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are
necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy;
as, a verbose speaker; a verbose argument.

Too verbose in their way of speaking. --Ayliffe.
-- Ver*bose"ly, adv. -- Ver*bose"ness, n.

Synonyms: long-winded, prolix, tedious, windy, wordy

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