wordiness
Example Sentences
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It had then probably been doomed by its wordiness.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2025
Yet for all her dazzling wordiness, there is a sluggish midtempo feel that permeates this album’s 23-song track list.
From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2022
To begin, look at the sentences below to get a sense of what wordiness is.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
She sang a version of Sondheim’s “Another Hundred People,” with lyrics like “Another hundred syllables came out of my mouth,” mocking the composer’s wordiness.
From Slate • Sep. 19, 2016
They appear very wise in their wordiness when real military experts are silent for want of knowledge.
From My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form by Palmer, Frederick
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Language and Grammar - High School
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