VERBOSE


Meaning of VERBOSE in English

/ vɜːˈbəʊs; NAmE vɜːrˈboʊs/ adjective

( formal , disapproving ) using or containing more words than are needed

SYN long-winded :

a verbose speaker / style

►  ver·bos·ity / vɜːˈbɒsəti; NAmE vɜːrˈbɑːs-/ noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from Latin verbosus , from verbum word.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.