verbose

(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.]

verbosely ver·bose'ly adv.
verboseness ver·bose'ness or ver·bos'i·ty (-bŏs'ĭ-tē) n.

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Wordy; long-winded. The term is often used as the name of a function that reports more information about an operation. For example, a /v parameter in a command might mean "verbose mode."

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adjective

Using or containing an excessive number of words: diffuse, long-winded, periphrastic, pleonastic, prolix, redundant, wordy. See excess/insufficiency/enough, style/good style/bad style, words.

adj

Definition: wordy, long-winded
Antonyms: concise, succinct

IN BRIEF: Using too many words.

When giving a speech, it is always a good idea to get to the point and to not be too verbose.

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For a list of words related to verbose, see:

• Extroverted, Outgoing, Outspoken, or Dramatic

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - vidtløftig, ordrig

Nederlands (Dutch)
langdradig

Français (French)
adj. - verbeux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - langatmig, geschwätzig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μακροσκελής, περιττολόγος, φλύαρος

Italiano (Italian)
verboso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - loquaz

Русский (Russian)
многословный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - verboso, palabrero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - mångordig, ordrik

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
详细的, 冗长的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 詳細的, 冗長的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 말 수가 많은, 수다스러운, 장황한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ことば数の多い, 冗長な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كثير الحشو في الكلام‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רב-מלל, מכביר מלים‬

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