WORDY


Meaning of WORDY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwər-dē ]

adjective

( word·i·er ; -est )

Date: 12th century

1. : using or containing many and usually too many words

2. : of or relating to words : verbal

• word·i·ly ˈwər-də-lē adverb

• word·i·ness ˈwər-dē-nəs noun

Synonyms:

wordy , verbose , prolix , diffuse mean using more words than necessary to express thought. wordy may also imply loquaciousness or garrulity

a wordy speech

verbose suggests a resulting dullness, obscurity, or lack of incisiveness or precision

the verbose position papers

prolix suggests unreasonable and tedious dwelling on details

habitually transformed brief anecdotes into prolix sagas

diffuse stresses lack of compactness and pointedness of style

diffuse memoirs that are so many shaggy-dog stories

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.