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verbose
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Verbose \Ver*bose"\, a. [L. verbosus, from verbum a word. See Verb.] 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. [1913 Webster] Too verbose in their way of speaking. --Ayliffe. [1913 Webster] -- Ver*bose"ly, adv. -- Ver*bose"ness, n. [1913 Webster]
