verbose Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite using or containing too many words
    tedious; windy; wordy; long-winded.
    • long-winded (or windy) speakers
    • verbose and ineffective instructional methods
    • newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials
    • proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes

WordNet

Ver*bose" adjective
Etymology
L. verbosus, from verbum a word. See Verb.
Definitions
  1. 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.
    Too verbose in their way of speaking. Ayliffe.
    -- Ver*bose"ly, adv. -- Ver*bose"ness, n.

Webster 1913