Of or pertaining to words; consisting of words;
verbal; as, a wordy war. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
Using many words; verbose; as, a wordy speaker.
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Containing many words; full of words. [1913
Webster] We need not lavish hours in wordy periods. --Philips.
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Word Net
wordy adj1 use of more words than required to express an
idea; "a wordy gossipy account of a simple incident"; "a redundant
text crammed with amplifications of the obvious" [syn: redundant]
2 using or containing too many words;
"long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective
instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy
editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes" [syn:
long-winded,
tedious, verbose, windy] [also: wordiest, wordier]
wordier See wordy
English
Adjective
wordier- comparative of wordy