verbose
Containing or using more words than necessaryContaining or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy.
» Sven was so verbose that his friends resorted to calling him a chatterbox.
Sven war so wortreich, dass seine Freunde sich darauf verlegten, ihn ein Plappermaul zu nennen.
Свэн был настолько многословным, что друзья называли его болтуном.
Meaning
2 sensesContaining or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy.
ausführlich, langatmig, wortreich
многосло́вныйmnogoslóvnyj
using or containing too many words
Producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes.
ausführlich, wortreich, verbos
Examples
1 sentencesSven was so verbose that his friends resorted to calling him a chatterbox.
ruСвэн был настолько многословным, что друзья называли его болтуном.
deSven war so wortreich, dass seine Freunde sich darauf verlegten, ihn ein Plappermaul zu nennen.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin verbōsus (“prolix, wordy, verbose”). Verbōsus is derived from verbum (“word”) (From Latin verbōsus (“prolix, wordy, verbose”). Verbōsus is derived from verbum (“word”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (“to say, speak”)) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, overly, prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns). Equivalent to verb + -ose.
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Forms
more verbose, most verbose| Comparative | more verbose Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most verbose Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
13 synonyms- using or containing too many words:long-windedtediouswindywordy
Antonyms
13 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form