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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This is a wordier way of explaining the obvious downstream effects of paying for better players.
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Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
With Payton and Nix, in particular, part of the rationale was to get some of Payton’s most wordy calls on the band so the coach could give short-hand to Nix, creating a couple of extra seconds for the quarterback to spit out a call that might be15 or 20 words long.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Max went back to its original name, HBO Max, while Paramount+ renamed its wordy Paramount+ With Showtime tier to Paramount+ Premium.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Anders is also very wordy, and subtitles can only capture maybe 30 percent of it.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
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Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
With Payton and Nix, in particular, part of the rationale was to get some of Payton’s most wordy calls on the band so the coach could give short-hand to Nix, creating a couple of extra seconds for the quarterback to spit out a call that might be15 or 20 words long.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Max went back to its original name, HBO Max, while Paramount+ renamed its wordy Paramount+ With Showtime tier to Paramount+ Premium.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Anders is also very wordy, and subtitles can only capture maybe 30 percent of it.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Wordy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wordy. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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wordy
adjective
wordier; wordiest
: using or containing too many words
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