Wordy — Word y, a. [Compar. {Wordier}; superl. {Wordiest}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to words; consisting of words; verbal; as, a wordy war. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. Using many words; verbose; as, a wordy speaker. [1913 Webster] 3. Containing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wordy — wordy, verbose, prolix, diffuse, redundant can all mean using or marked by the use of more words than are necessary to express the thought. Wordy often carries no further implications, though it may suggest garrulousness or loquacity when the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
wordy — [wʉr′dē] adj. wordier, wordiest 1. of words; verbal 2. containing or using many or too many words; verbose wordily adv. wordiness n. SYN. WORDY is the general word implying the use of more words in speaking or writing than are necessary for… … English World dictionary
wordy — index flatulent, loquacious, profuse, prolific, prolix, redundant, turgid, voluble Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
wordy — O.E. wordig verbose; see WORD (Cf. word) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
wordy — [adj] talkative bombastic, chatty*, diffuse, discursive, flatulent, gabby*, garrulous, inflated, lengthy, long winded, loquacious, palaverous, pleonastic, prolix, rambling, redundant, rhetorical, tedious, turgid, verbose, voluble, windy*; concept … New thesaurus
wordy — ► ADJECTIVE (wordier, wordiest) ▪ using or expressed in too many words. DERIVATIVES wordily adverb wordiness noun … English terms dictionary
wordy — wordily, adv. wordiness, n. /werr dee/, adj., wordier, wordiest. 1. characterized by or given to the use of many, or too many, words; verbose: She grew impatient at his wordy reply. 2. pertaining to or consisting of words; verbal. [bef. 1100; ME; … Universalium
wordy — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)di[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a person s speech or something that they write as wordy, you disapprove of the fact that they use too many words, especially words which are very long, formal, or literary. The chapter… … English dictionary
wordy — un·wordy; wordy; … English syllables
