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91verb — [14] Latin verbum originally meant simply ‘word’ (a sense preserved in English verbal [15], verbiage [18], and verbose [17]); the specific application to a ‘word expressing action or occurrence’, which passed into English via Old French verbe, is …
92long-windedly — adverb in a verbose manner she explained her ideas verbosely • Syn: ↑verbosely, ↑windily, ↑wordily • Derived from adjective: ↑wordy (for: ↑wordily), ↑ …
93verbosely — adverb in a verbose manner she explained her ideas verbosely • Syn: ↑windily, ↑long windedly, ↑wordily • Derived from adjective: ↑wordy (for: ↑wordily), ↑ …
94verboseness — noun an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words • Syn: ↑verbosity • Ant: ↑terseness • Derivationally related forms: ↑verbose (for: ↑verbosity), ↑verbose …
95verbosity — noun an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words • Syn: ↑verboseness • Ant: ↑terseness (for: ↑verboseness) • Derivationally related forms: ↑verbose, ↑ve …
96windily — adverb in a verbose manner she explained her ideas verbosely • Syn: ↑verbosely, ↑long windedly, ↑wordily • Derived from adjective: ↑wordy (for: ↑wordily), ↑ …
97wordily — adverb in a verbose manner she explained her ideas verbosely • Syn: ↑verbosely, ↑windily, ↑long windedly • Derived from adjective: ↑wordy, ↑long winded (for: ↑ …
98ver|bose´ness — ver|bose «vur BOHS», adjective. using too many words; wordy: »a verbose and confused writer, a style verbose to the brink of tediousness. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under wordy. (Cf. ↑wordy) ╂[< Latin verbōsus < verbum word] –ver|bose´ly, adverb …
99ver|bose´ly — ver|bose «vur BOHS», adjective. using too many words; wordy: »a verbose and confused writer, a style verbose to the brink of tediousness. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under wordy. (Cf. ↑wordy) ╂[< Latin verbōsus < verbum word] –ver|bose´ly, adverb …
100ver|bose — «vur BOHS», adjective. using too many words; wordy: »a verbose and confused writer, a style verbose to the brink of tediousness. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under wordy. (Cf. ↑wordy) ╂[< Latin verbōsus < verbum word] –ver|bose´ly, adverb. – …
