wordy

(wûr'dē)
adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Relating to or consisting of words; verbal.
2. Tending to use, using, or expressed in more words than are necessary to convey meaning.

wordily word'i·ly adv.
wordiness word'i·ness n.

SYNONYMS   wordy, diffuse, long-winded, prolix, verbose. These adjectives mean given to using or marked by the use of an excessive number of words: a wordy apology; a diffuse historical novel; a long-winded speaker; a prolix, tedious lecturer; verbose correspondence.

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adjective

1. Relating to, consisting of, or having the nature of words: verbal. See words.
2. Using or containing an excessive number of words: diffuse, long-winded, periphrastic, pleonastic, prolix, redundant, verbose. See excess/insufficiency/enough, style/good style/bad style, words.

adj

Definition: talkative
Antonyms: concise, quiet, untalkative

For a list of words related to wordy, see:

• Extroverted, Outgoing, Outspoken, or Dramatic

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - snakkesalig, ordrig

Nederlands (Dutch)
breedsprakig

Français (French)
adj. - verbeux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wortreich, weitschweifig, aus Worten bestehend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φλύαρος, πολυλογάδικος

Italiano (Italian)
verboso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - prolixo

Русский (Russian)
многословный, словесный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - verboso, prolijo, verbal

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - mångordig, ordrik, långrandig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
文字的, 多言的, 口头的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 文字的, 多言的, 口頭的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 말의, 언론의, 말 많은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ことばの, ことば数の多い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مطنب, كلامي‏

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

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