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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

What was left was a wordy, at-times confusing bill.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

The initials RB were short for Racing Bulls, and were used because the company felt that the full team name including its title sponsor, a credit card company, was too wordy.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2024

Good Boys, though wordy in parts, is nonetheless a great play for high school actors and audiences.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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