verbosity

Example Sentences

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Neither was he pleased, in prose, with the verbosities, the redundant metaphors, the ludicrous digressions of Cicero.

From Against the Grain by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)

The public were long harassed by a fantastic race, who called themselves Ciceronian, of whom are recorded many ridiculous practices, to strain out the words of Cicero into their hollow verbosities.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 by Disraeli, Isaac

He laid bare the absurd technicalities and verbosities which blocked the avenues to the common law courts.

From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Stanton, Henry B.

But by its verbosities it is extended into pure nonsense; for "facts" are neither "objective" nor "subjective"125 religion; they are not religion at all.

From Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) by Ruskin, John

He grinned when I handed it over, yet it was a grin that contained more sincere thanks than a multitude of the verbosities of speech common to the members of my own class.

From The Sea Wolf by London, Jack