n.
Pronunciation: ' v ə r-b ē -ij also -bij
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French verbier to chatter, alteration of Old French verboier, verbloier, from Old French (Picard dialect) werbler to trill ― more at WARBLE
Date: circa 1721
1 : a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content <such a tangled maze of evasive verbiage as a typical party platform ― Marcia Davenport>
2 : manner of expressing oneself in words : DICTION <sportswriters guarded their verbiage so jealously ― R. A. Sokolov>