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adjective
- 1. using or expressed in rather too many words: "a wordy and repetitive account"
- 2. consisting of words: archaic "on the publication of Worcester's dictionary, a wordy war arose"
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WORDY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of wordy in English. wordy. adjective. disapproving uk / ˈwɜː.di / us / ˈwɝː.di / Add to word list. containing too many words: As usual she gave a reply which was wordy and didn't answer the question. Synonyms. long-winded. verbose formal disapproving.
The meaning of WORDY is using or containing many and usually too many words. How to use wordy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Wordy.
WORDY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of wordy in English. wordy. adjective. disapproving us / ˈwɝː.di / uk / ˈwɜː.di / Add to word list. containing too many words: As usual she gave a reply which was wordy and didn't answer the question. Synonyms. long-winded. verbose formal disapproving.
Wordy definition: characterized by or given to the use of many, or too many, words; verbose. See examples of WORDY used in a sentence.
Synonyms for WORDY: rambling, talkative, prolix, verbose, exaggerated, long-winded, communicative, circuitous; Antonyms of WORDY: concise, succinct, pithy, terse, short, brief, compact, crisp.
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. [disapproval] The chapter is mostly wordy rhetoric. Synonyms: long-winded, rambling, windy, diffuse More Synonyms of wordy.
adjective. using or containing too many words. “newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials”. “proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes”. synonyms: long-winded, tedious, verbose, windy. prolix. tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length.
1. Relating to or consisting of words; verbal. 2. Tending to use, using, or expressed in more words than are necessary to convey meaning. word′i·ly adv. word′i·ness n. Synonyms: wordy, diffuse, long-winded, prolix, verbose.
Definition of wordy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
wordy meaning, definition, what is wordy: using too many words: Learn more.
