Ver·bose a.  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.
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  verboseness
       n : an expressive style that uses excessive words [syn: verbosity]
           [ant: terseness]