wordier; wordiest
Examples of wordy in a Sentence
The original script was too wordy.
her writing style is far too wordy for my tastes
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Some card descriptions are a bit wordy, forcing pauses to reread during your first attempts.
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Jason Bennett,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Here are the full tiebreaker rules from FIFA for teams that have the same number of points following their three group stage matches (plus a quick translation for a couple of the wordier tiebreakers).
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Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
Free users actually get a more useful, information-dense interface instead of the wordy AI.
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ArsTechnica,
5 June 2026
Legal opinions tend to be dry, wordy, and intentionally vague.
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David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
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Jason Bennett,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Here are the full tiebreaker rules from FIFA for teams that have the same number of points following their three group stage matches (plus a quick translation for a couple of the wordier tiebreakers).
—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
Free users actually get a more useful, information-dense interface instead of the wordy AI.
—
ArsTechnica,
5 June 2026
Legal opinions tend to be dry, wordy, and intentionally vague.
—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for wordy
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“Wordy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wordy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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wordy
adjective
wordier; wordiest
: using or containing too many words
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