Hypertext Webster Gateway: "wordy"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Wordy \Word"y\, a. [Compar. {Wordier}; superl. {Wordiest}.]
1. Of or pertaining to words; consisting of words; verbal;
as, a wordy war. --Cowper.

2. Using many words; verbose; as, a wordy speaker.

3. Containing many words; full of words.

We need not lavish hours in wordy periods.
--Philips.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

wordy
adj 1: use of more words than required to express an idea; "a wordy
gossipy account of a simple incident"; "a redundant
text crammed with amplifications of the obvious" [syn:
{redundant}]
2: using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy)
speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional
methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy
editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
[syn: {long-winded}, {tedious}, {verbose}, {windy}]


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