verboseness

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ver·bose

(vər-bōs′)

adj.

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

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

ver·bose′ly adv.

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

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Noun

verboseness - an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words

verbosity

expressive style, style - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"

verbiage, verbalism - overabundance of words

long-windedness, prolixity, prolixness, wordiness, windiness - boring verbosity

ambage, circumlocution, periphrasis - a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

repetitiousness, repetitiveness - verboseness resulting from excessive repetitions

pleonasm - using more words than necessary; "a tiny little child"

terseness - a neatly short and concise expressive style

verboseness

noun

Words or the use of words in excess of those needed for clarity or precision:

diffuseness, diffusion, long-windedness, pleonasm, prolixity, redundancy, verbiage, verbosity, windiness, wordage, wordiness.

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A second problem would be the verboseness of the author.

Reviewing Beyond the Chicken

Even his most ardent supporters would not deny his verboseness. If he were English, he would be just a windbag.