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- [ver-bohs]
- /vərˈboʊs/
- /vɜːˈbəʊs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ver-bohs]
- /vərˈboʊs/
Definitions of verbose word
- adjective verbose characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy: a verbose report. 1
- adjective verbose person: uses long words 1
- adjective verbose speech, writing: wordy 1
- adjective verbose If you describe a person or a piece of writing as verbose, you are critical of them because they use more words than are necessary, and so make you feel bored or annoyed. 0
- adjective verbose using or containing an excess of words, so as to be pedantic or boring; prolix 0
- adjective verbose using or containing too many words; wordy; long-winded; prolix 0
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Origin of verbose
First appearance:
before 1665 One of the 47% oldest English words
1665-75; < Latin verbōsus, equivalent to verb(um) word + -ōsus -ose1
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Parts of speech for Verbose
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
verbose popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
verbose usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for verbose
adj verbose
- alive with — teeming with; full of (living or moving things)
- alliterative — Alliterative means relating to or connected with alliteration.
- aplenty — If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it.
- bigmouthed — having a very large mouth.
- bombastic — If you describe someone as bombastic, you are criticizing them for trying to impress other people by saying things that sound impressive but have little meaning.
adjective verbose
- disquisitional — Pertaining to disquisition; of the nature of disquisition.
- euphuistic — Of or pertaining to euphuism.
- excursive — Of the nature of an excursion; ranging widely; digressive.
- flatulent — generating gas in the alimentary canal, as food.
- gassy — full of or containing gas.
Antonyms for verbose
adj verbose
- gnomic — like or containing gnomes or aphorisms.
- in a nutshell — the shell of a nut.
- laconic — using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.
adjective verbose
- concise — Something that is concise says everything that is necessary without using any unnecessary words.
- elliptical — (of speech or writing) using or involving ellipsis, especially so as to be difficult to understand.
- monosyllabic — having only one syllable, as the word no.
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