/ ˈvɜːbiɪdʒ; NAmE ˈvɜːrb-/ noun
[ U ] ( formal , disapproving ) the use of too many words, or of more difficult words than are needed, to express an idea
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from French , from obsolete verbeier to chatter, from verbe word or Latin verbum word, verb.