Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An excess of words for the purpose; wordiness.
- noun The manner in which something is expressed in words.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The use of many words without necessity; superabundance of words; wordiness; verbosity.
- noun Synonyms Verbosity, etc. See
pleonasm .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The use of many words without necessity, or with little sense; a superabundance of words; verbosity; wordiness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Overabundance of words - noun US The manner in which something is expressed in
words ;
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the manner in which something is expressed in words
- noun overabundance of words
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This kind of verbiage is beloved of talking heads, who use it to lead in to their point.
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This kind of verbiage is beloved of talking heads, who use it to lead in to their point.
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Much of this verbiage comes from the right (be it the Christian or Republican) side, from those of us who are affluent and do not have to worry about putting three meals on the table each day.
Locke Rush: What Has Happened to the Social Concern of the Founding Fathers? Locke Rush 2010
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Much of this verbiage comes from the right (be it the Christian or Republican) side, from those of us who are affluent and do not have to worry about putting three meals on the table each day.
Locke Rush: What Has Happened to the Social Concern of the Founding Fathers? Locke Rush 2010
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Garcia's prose shows the making of a stylist, someone whose verbiage is as entertaining as the story itself.
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Much of this verbiage comes from the right (be it the Christian or Republican) side, from those of us who are affluent and do not have to worry about putting three meals on the table each day.
Locke Rush: What Has Happened to the Social Concern of the Founding Fathers? Locke Rush 2010
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"Honestly the shift in verbiage on TechCenter should probably be considered as a clarification about how IE9 requirements will be approached."
Microsoft's new stance: IE9 won't require Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Jon Brodkin 2010
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Much of this verbiage comes from the right (be it the Christian or Republican) side, from those of us who are affluent and do not have to worry about putting three meals on the table each day.
Locke Rush: What Has Happened to the Social Concern of the Founding Fathers? Locke Rush 2010
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In appropriate touching, staring, and verbiage is also upsetting, disconcerting, or distracting to many people as well.
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Much of this verbiage comes from the right (be it the Christian or Republican) side, from those of us who are affluent and do not have to worry about putting three meals on the table each day.
Locke Rush: What Has Happened to the Social Concern of the Founding Fathers? Locke Rush 2010
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word verbiage
I'm simultaneously repelled by and drawn to this word.
January 23, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word verbiage
In the vocabulary of Sarah Palin, a synonym for "language."
"The poetry of Sarah Palin" seen here.
October 7, 2008
frindley commented on the word verbiage
For Sarah Palin's particular usage, see verbage.
October 20, 2008
100000656913442 commented on the word verbiage
Also, my verbiage is a lot more precise than all the computer models in the world!(ONLINE)
September 27, 2010