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verbose
adjective as in wordy, long-winded
Example Sentences
She has used verbose phrases when speaking off the cuff, and while a few turns of phrase have been embraced by her supporters, opponents have often criticised her for a lack of clarity.
He’s a very quiet, gentle man and not super verbose, but then suddenly he’ll come up with a lot to say.
He is very verbose and speaks in a certain way.
Most relentless was Lamar, a Pulitzer Prize winner from Compton who tends toward the isolated and considered but has now released four verbose and conceptual diss tracks — totaling more than 20 minutes of new music — targeting Drake in the last week, including three since Friday.
The play is verbose, the plot is sluggishly novelistic and the operatic scale is indulgent.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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