Wordier

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wordy \Word"y\, a. [Compar. {Wordier}; superl. {Wordiest}.]
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     1. Of or pertaining to words; consisting of words; verbal;
        as, a wordy war. --Cowper.
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     2. Using many words; verbose; as, a wordy speaker.
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     3. Containing many words; full of words.
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              We need not lavish hours in wordy periods.
                                                    --Philips.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  wordy
       adj 1: use of more words than required to express an idea; "a wordy
              gossipy account of a simple incident"; "a redundant
              text crammed with amplifications of the obvious" [syn:
               {redundant}]
       2: using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy)
          speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional
          methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy
          editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
          [syn: {long-winded}, {tedious}, {verbose}, {windy}]
       [also: {wordiest}, {wordier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  wordier
       See {wordy}