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Verbose

/vəˈbəʊs/

Abounding in words, containing more words than necessary; long-winded.

📖 Definitions of "Verbose"

adjective
  1. 1

    Abounding in words, containing more words than necessary; long-winded.

  2. 2

    Producing unusually detailed output for diagnostic purposes.

🔄 Synonyms of "Verbose"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
tediousBoring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong.
prolixverbTediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
wordyUsing an excessive number of words.
long-windedTediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose.
windynounAccompanied by wind.

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WordDefinition
long-windedTediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose.
wordyUsing an excessive number of words.
prolixTediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
tediousBoring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong.
windynounAccompanied by wind.
wordishOf or pertaining to words; verbal; wordy.
elaborateComplex, detailed, or sophisticated.
thoroughPainstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
detailedCharacterized by attention to detail and thoroughness of treatment.
detailnounAn individual feature, fact, or other item, considered separately from the whole of which it is a part.
in-depthThorough; comprehensive.
step-by-stepProceeding from one step to the next in sequence.
fine-grained(figurative) Highly detailed.
comprehensiveBroadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
granularConsisting of, or resembling, granules or grains.
itemised
oververboseExcessively verbose or wordy.
lengthySpeaking or writing at length; long-winded.
overwordyExcessively wordy.
overlanguaged(nonce word) Employing too many words; verbose.

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