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Verbosity
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Rhetoric, Talking & Writing:
The
excess
use of
words
, especially using more than are
needed
for
clarity
or precision.
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Synonyms
Long-Windedness
Verboseness
Wordiness
Verbiage
Prolixity
Ambages
Circumlocution
Logorrhea
Logorrhoea
Overwordiness
Periphrase
Periphrasis
Perissology
Verbosity
Antonyms
Succinctness
Related
Incoherence
Pomposity
Terseness
Vagueness
Pedantry
Preprocessor
Pretentiousness
Snark
Verbiage
Vulgarity
Brevity
Pretension
Condescension
Metaprogramming
Repetition
Obtuseness
Bombast
Ambiguity
Indirection
Sophistry
Profundity
Diction
Inanity
Explicitness
Grammar
Flippancy
Regular Expressions
Syntax Highlighting
Purple Prose
Dynamic Languages
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