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BNC: 33817 COCA: 31692

wordy

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wordy /ˈwɚdi/ adjective
wordier; wordiest
wordy
/ˈwɚdi/
adjective
wordier; wordiest
Learner's definition of WORDY
[also more wordy; most wordy] disapproving
: using or containing too many words冗长的;啰唆的

— wordily

/ˈwɚdəli/ adverb

— wordiness

/ˈwɚdinəs/ noun [noncount]
BNC: 33817 COCA: 31692
wordier; wordiest
1
: using or containing many and usually too many words
2
: of or relating to words : verbal
wordily adverb
wordiness noun
Choose the Right Synonym for 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

Example Sentences

The original script was too wordy. her writing style is far too wordy for my tastes
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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of wordy was before the 12th century
BNC: 33817 COCA: 31692

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