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verboseness (encz) | verboseness,upovídanost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Verboseness (gcide) | Verbose \Ver*bose"\, a. [L. verbosus, from verbum a word. See
Verb.]
Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are
necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy;
as, a verbose speaker; a verbose argument.
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Too verbose in their way of speaking. --Ayliffe.
[1913 Webster] -- Ver*bose"ly, adv. -- Ver*bose"ness, n.
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verboseness (wn) | verboseness
n 1: an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words
[syn: verboseness, verbosity] [ant: terseness] |
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Verboseness (gcide) | Verbose \Ver*bose"\, a. [L. verbosus, from verbum a word. See
Verb.]
Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are
necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy;
as, a verbose speaker; a verbose argument.
[1913 Webster]
Too verbose in their way of speaking. --Ayliffe.
[1913 Webster] -- Ver*bose"ly, adv. -- Ver*bose"ness, n.
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