verbose

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

using or containing too many words
- "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"

Adj

Containing or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy.
Producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin verbōsus (“prolix, wordy, verbose”) + English -ose (suffix meaning ‘full of; like’). 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.

Synonyms

circumlocutory, diffuse, long-winded, palaverous, periphrastic, pleonastic, prolix, rigmarole, sesquipedalian, tedious, verbose, windy, wordy

Antonyms

concise, taciturn, unverbose, verbose

Scrabble Score: 12

verbose is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
verbose is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
verbose is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

verbose is a valid Words With Friends word