- verbosely
- adverb see verbose
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verbosely
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verbosely — verbose ► ADJECTIVE ▪ using or expressed in more words than are needed. DERIVATIVES verbosely adverb verbosity noun. ORIGIN Latin verbosus, from verbum word … English terms dictionary
verbosely — adverb in a verbose manner she explained her ideas verbosely • Syn: ↑windily, ↑long windedly, ↑wordily • Derived from adjective: ↑wordy (for: ↑wordily), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Verbosely — Verbose Ver*bose , a. [L. verbosus, from verbum a word. See {Verb}.] Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy; as, a verbose speaker; a verbose argument. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
verbosely — See verbose. * * * … Universalium
verbosely — adverb In a verbose manner; in a fashion employing more lengthy phrasing, utilizing extraneous words, making use of superfluous verbiage, applying more grandiose verbal construction, etc., than is strictly required, necessary, or desirable, in… … Wiktionary
verbosely — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. bombastically, wordily, lengthily, oratorically, talkatively, expansively, redundantly, pleonastically, tirelessly, tiresomely, grandiloquently, longwindedly, episodically, maudlinly, clumsily, crudely, extravagantly, in… … English dictionary for students
verbosely — adv. in a verbose manner, loquaciously … English contemporary dictionary
verbosely — ver·bose·ly … English syllables
verbose — verbosely, adv. verboseness, n. /veuhr bohs /, adj. characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy: a verbose report. [1665 75; < L verbosus, equiv. to verb(um) WORD + osus OSE1] Syn. prolix; tedious, inflated, turgid; voluble,… … Universalium
long-windedly — adverb in a verbose manner she explained her ideas verbosely • Syn: ↑verbosely, ↑windily, ↑wordily • Derived from adjective: ↑wordy (for: ↑wordily), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
