wordier; wordiest
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The original script was too wordy.
her writing style is far too wordy for my tastes
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Vague, wandering, wordy speech habits, for example, force people to work harder to understand you.
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John Bowe, Contributor, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Ferrell just isn’t right for this part: The role is too stagy, too wordy for him, and his style of comedy is just too modern and deconstructionist to handle the Borscht Belt punning of Mel Brooks.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
The film is so visually dense, so rapidly wordy, so referential to its own form, that often, details fly by in a blur.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
In this grid, Mr. Enfinger suggests a wordier option: TOOK A SHOT AT.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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John Bowe, Contributor, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025
Ferrell just isn’t right for this part: The role is too stagy, too wordy for him, and his style of comedy is just too modern and deconstructionist to handle the Borscht Belt punning of Mel Brooks.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
The film is so visually dense, so rapidly wordy, so referential to its own form, that often, details fly by in a blur.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 30 Jan. 2025
In this grid, Mr. Enfinger suggests a wordier option: TOOK A SHOT AT.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Wordy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wordy. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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wordy
adjective
wordier; wordiest
: using or containing too many words
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