Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being wordy or of abounding with words.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being wordy, or abounding with words; verboseness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The excessive, often unnecessary, use of words in a
sentence .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun boring verbosity
Etymologies
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Examples
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Sometimes they are better replaced by the more concise regarding, concerning, about or as to, but not always: when used infrequently their relative wordiness is not unsightly.
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I find that I have so many words inside I have to get them out, which despite my aforementioned wordiness, is impossible.
I'm BAaaaAck.. deep_bluze 2005
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[...] they are better replaced by the more concise regarding, concerning, about or as to, but not always: when used infrequently their relative wordiness is not unsightly.
As to ‘as to’… 2008
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I would say that the "wordiness" worked well when used to fill out the world-building, character backstory, or the setting in general..but tripped me up when trying to hint at plot points.
Review: The Curse of the Mistwraith by Janny Wurts Jeff C 2010
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I would say that the "wordiness" worked well when used to fill out the world-building, character backstory, or the setting in general..but tripped me up when trying to hint at plot points.
Archive 2010-03-01 Jeff C 2010
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But I have a solution if he's worried about "wordiness": Someone give him a Hemingway novel! posted by pgenrestories at 2:21 PM
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But I have a solution if he's worried about "wordiness": Someone give him a Hemingway novel! posted by pgenrestories at 2:21 PM
Archive 2009-05-01 2009
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I agree about the daunting size and "wordiness" of the series, but I can see where GRRM is going with this, and I totally appreciate his efforts.
An Epic Fantasy Virgin Reads George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones Abigail Nussbaum 2005
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The archbishop of Canterbury supported Stratford's proposal, conceding how the "wordiness" of baptisms might lead to "eyes glazing over".
The Guardian World News Riazat Butt 2011
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Apparently this post is all about the made up wordiness as well.
2010 March « Biodork 2010
victoriapl commented on the word wordiness
"Faith hurled the top book in her stack. Wump! It was the first time she had ever appreciated Stephen King's wordiness; The Tommyknockers bounced off the passenger door, denting it nicely."
Faith from Think Like a Dinosaur by James Patrick Kelly
December 3, 2007