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[syn: verboseness, verbosity]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Verbose \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.
[1913 Webster]
Too verbose in their way of speaking. --Ayliffe.
[1913 Webster] -- Ver*bose"ly, adv. -- Ver*bose"ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
verboseness
n 1: an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
[syn: verboseness, verbosity] [ant: terseness]