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wordy

[wur-dee] / ˈwɜr di /


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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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