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Verbose: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Verbose adjective. Using more words than are needed.
How to say it
vur-BOHSS/vəːˈbəʊs/
2 syllables, stressed on the second (BOHSS).
Verbose in a sentence
The verbose instructions ran to six pages for a shelf with four screws.
Cut the verbose introduction and get to the point in the first line.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- wordy
- long-winded
- prolix
- rambling
Opposite:
- concise
- terse
- succinct
Where verbose comes from
From Latin verbosus, from verbum, word.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Cut the _____ introduction and get to the point in the first line.
- mellifluous
- vociferous
- verbose
Show the answer
verbose: Cut the verbose introduction and get to the point in the first line.