wordy

Example Sentences

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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

A lay reader may find this wordy description difficult to grasp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

In a clip of the interview broadcast on “Face the Nation,” Harris gave a wordy response.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 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