1
as in rambling
using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea
her writing style is far too wordy for my tastes
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as in rhetoric
of or relating to words or language
the neighborhood dispute escalated into a wordy war conducted through angry letters to the editor in the local paper
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Recent Examples of wordy
Vague, wandering, wordy speech habits, for example, force people to work harder to understand you.
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John Bowe, Contributor, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Ferrell just isn’t right for this part: The role is too stagy, too wordy for him, and his style of comedy is just too modern and deconstructionist to handle the Borscht Belt punning of Mel Brooks.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
The film is so visually dense, so rapidly wordy, so referential to its own form, that often, details fly by in a blur.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
In this grid, Mr. Enfinger suggests a wordier option: TOOK A SHOT AT.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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John Bowe, Contributor, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Ferrell just isn’t right for this part: The role is too stagy, too wordy for him, and his style of comedy is just too modern and deconstructionist to handle the Borscht Belt punning of Mel Brooks.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
The film is so visually dense, so rapidly wordy, so referential to its own form, that often, details fly by in a blur.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
In this grid, Mr. Enfinger suggests a wordier option: TOOK A SHOT AT.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordy
Adjective
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In the early morning hours of Dec. 26, 1996, Patsy Ramsey called 911 to report her 6-year-old daughter JonBenét missing, and found a rambling ransom note left inside their Boulder, Colorado, home.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2024
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His statement came a day after the release of the Netflix series, which takes viewers back to the morning after Christmas 28 years ago, when JonBenét’s mother called 911 to report finding a rambling ransom note and her daughter missing.—
Elizabeth Chuck,
NBC News,
3 Dec. 2024
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Finney-Smith has become one of the team’s most talkative players and a consistent source of energy.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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As Shrek sets out with his talkative sidekick Donkey, the adventure quickly evolves from a simple quest to a journey of self-discovery, unexpected relationships and a lot of hilarity along the way.—
Jane LaCroix,
People.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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In 2018, police were called when Osment had a public verbal scuffle at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas on Super Bowl Sunday in 2018.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Back in 2018, Osment was involved in a verbal scuffle at an airport in Las Vegas.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Words, including those of artists themselves—as prolix in their way as critics, curators, and historians—can serve vision but can also deflect from it.—
Barry Schwabsky,
ARTnews.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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In 1949, a young American artist named Ray Johnson left Black Mountain College near Asheville, N.C., moved to New York City and began to explore his prolix talents, both visual and verbal.—
Roberta Smith,
New York Times,
30 May 2024
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Football content creator Will Powell — better known by his social media pseudonym, Bryan’s Gunn — has always been fascinated by the linguistic quirks and tropes of football.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Those metrics included educational-attainment diversity, linguistic diversity, and industry diversity.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
27 Feb. 2025
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Open, warm, and highly communicative, Chauffe, who performs as hemlock, has made a name for herself around the country by embracing a free-spirited and loose approach to her music and her everyday life.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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Image The accusations, however, that the institution’s leaders are neither approachable nor communicative will linger after Mr. Hill’s departure.—
Christopher Maag,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Wordy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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