verbose

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In another, a patient reporting a headache was given a verbose response that said the patient could have anything from something minor to a brain tumor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

It mimics my chatty style of writing, but it's also a bit repetitive, and very verbose.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2025

He is very verbose and speaks in a certain way.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2024

James was less verbose Tuesday after the win over the Raptors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2024

So though it looks like a polar opposite of the speech that went before it—Everett verbose and ornate where Lincoln was clipped; Everett concrete where Lincoln was abstract—it is a modification rather than a rebuke.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith