verbose

[ ver-bohs ]

adjective

1. characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy:

   a verbose report.

   Synonyms: loquacious, talkative, voluble, turgid, inflated, tedious, prolix

   Antonyms: laconic

verbose

/ vɜːˈbəʊs; vɜːˈbɒsɪtɪ /

adjective

1. using or containing an excess of words, so as to be pedantic or boring; prolix

Derived Forms

• verˈbosely, adverb
• verbosity, noun

Other Words From

• ver·bosely adverb
• ver·boseness noun
• unver·bose adjective
• unver·bosely adverb
• unver·boseness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of verbose¹

1665–75; < Latin verbōsus, equivalent to verb ( um ) word + -ōsus -ose ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of verbose¹

C17: from Latin verbōsus from verbum word

Synonym Study

See bombastic.

Example Sentences

She has used verbose phrases when speaking off the cuff, and while a few turns of phrase have been embraced by her supporters, opponents have often criticised her for a lack of clarity.

From BBC

He’s a very quiet, gentle man and not super verbose, but then suddenly he’ll come up with a lot to say.

From Los Angeles Times

He is very verbose and speaks in a certain way.

From Salon

The play is verbose, the plot is sluggishly novelistic and the operatic scale is indulgent.

From Los Angeles Times

On Thursday, the world witnessed a new, verbose chapter in those efforts: Mr. Putin’s two-hour interview, taped in a gilded hall at the Kremlin, with one of America’s most prominent and most divisive conservative commentators.

From New York Times