wordiness

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The excessive, often unnecessary, use of words in a sentence
boring verboseness
The quality or state of being wordy, or abounding with words; verboseness
{i} excessive use of words; overly verbal
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Using an excessive number of words

The story was long and very wordy.

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verbose
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disapproval If you describe a person's speech or something that they write as wordy, you disapprove of the fact that they use too many words, especially words which are very long, formal, or literary. The chapter is mostly wordy rhetoric. = verbose. using too many words = verbose
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Containing many words; full of words
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Of or pertaining to words; consisting of words; verbal; as, a wordy war
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Using many words; verbose; as, a wordy speaker
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use of more words than required to express an idea; "a wordy gossipy account of a simple incident"; "a redundant text crammed with amplifications of the obvious"
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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"
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{s} verbose, using many or too many words, long-winded; consisting of words, verbal
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