wordy

wordy

adj \ˈwər-dē\

word·i·erword·i·est

Definition of WORDY

1

: using or containing many and usually too many words

2

: of or relating to words : verbal

— word·i·ly \ˈwər-də-lē\ adverb

— word·i·ness \ˈwər-dē-nəs\ noun

Examples of WORDY

1. The original script was too wordy.
2. <her writing style is far too wordy for my tastes>

First Known Use of WORDY

12th century

Related to WORDY

Synonyms: circuitous, circumlocutory, diffuse, garrulous, logorrheic, long-winded, pleonastic, prolix, rambling, verbose, windy

Antonyms: compact, concise, crisp, pithy, succinct, terse

Related Words: chatty, communicative, conversational, gabby, loquacious, talkative, talky, voluble; periphrastic; redundant, repetitious, tautological, tautologous; embellished, embroidered, exaggerated; bombastic, gaseous, gassy, grandiloquent, highfalutin (also hifalutin)

Near Antonyms: brief, short; aphoristic, epigrammatic, sententious; compendious, summary; abbreviated, abridged, condensed, shortened; abrupt, blunt, brusque (also brusk), curt, laconic, snippy

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Synonym Discussion of WORDY

wordy, verbose, prolix, diffuse mean using more words than necessary to express thought. wordy may also imply loquaciousness or garrulity <a wordy speech>. verbose suggests a resulting dullness, obscurity, or lack of incisiveness or precision <the verbose position papers>. prolix suggests unreasonable and tedious dwelling on details <habitually transformed brief anecdotes into prolix sagas>. diffuse stresses lack of compactness and pointedness of style <diffuse memoirs that are so many shaggy-dog stories>.

Rhymes with WORDY

birdie, curdy, sturdy