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- Dictionarywordy/ˈwəːdi/
adjective
- 1. using or expressed in rather too many words: "a wordy and repetitive account"
- 2. consisting of words: archaic "on the publication of Worcester's dictionary, a wordy war arose"
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adjective. us / ˈwɜr·di / Add to word list. containing too many words: Your memo is too wordy – make it short and to the point. (Definition of wordy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of wordy. wordy.
The meaning of WORDY is using or containing many and usually too many words. How to use wordy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Wordy.
Wordy definition: characterized by or given to the use of many, or too many, words; verbose. See examples of WORDY used in a sentence.
If you describe a person's speech or something that they write as wordy, you disapprove of the fact that they use too many words, especially words which are very long, formal, or literary.
using or containing too many words. “newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials”. “proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes”. synonyms: long-winded, tedious, verbose, windy. prolix. tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length.
Synonyms for WORDY: rambling, talkative, prolix, verbose, exaggerated, long-winded, communicative, circuitous; Antonyms of WORDY: concise, succinct, pithy, terse, short, brief, compact, crisp.
WORDY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of wordy in English. wordy. adjective. disapproving us / ˈwɝː.di / uk / ˈwɜː.di / Add to word list. containing too many words: As usual she gave a reply which was wordy and didn't answer the question. Synonyms. long-winded. verbose formal disapproving.
1. Relating to or consisting of words; verbal. 2. Tending to use, using, or expressed in more words than are necessary to convey meaning. word′i·ly adv. word′i·ness n. Synonyms: wordy, diffuse, long-winded, prolix, verbose.
Containing or using many or too many words; verbose. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: tedious. windy. verbose. long-winded. talkative. superfluous. rhetorical. prosy. palaverous. loquacious. turgid. lengthy. glib. garrulous. chatty. Antonyms: untalkative.
Definition of wordy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
