verbose

verbose is a 7-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy; as, a verbose speaker; a verbose argument. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy; as, a verbose speaker; a verbose argument.
2. adjective. using or containing too many words

   "long-winded (or windy) speakers"

   "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"

   Synonyms: tedious, windy, wordy

Synonyms

tedious, windy, wordy

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in verbose:

observe, obverse

Common word forms

verbosely, verboseness

Words from these letters

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