wordy
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Users — especially those who made the switch to Claude — have recently slammed the app for being unnecessarily wordy and preachy in tone.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026
That wordy definition has long been a source of legal debate.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
Shaffer succeeds in this regard, but the wordy play grows cumbersome in its final explanatory stages.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
A lay reader may find this wordy description difficult to grasp.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
The one I have in mind not only is wordy and earnest beyond my wildest dreams but is, to boot, rather excruciatingly personal.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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Language and Grammar - High School
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Language and Grammar - Middle School
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -y
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