Question

verbose The writing style in government publications has often been both dry and verbose—a deadly combination. verbose*

Accepted Answer

Using more words than are needed; wordy. Americans brought up on fast-paced TV shows and action films have lost any patience they once had for verbosity. So most American writing is brisk, and American speakers usually don't waste many words. But many of us love our own voices and opinions and don't realize we're being verbose until our listeners start stifling their yawns. And students still try to fill up the pages of their term papers with unneeded verbosity

word	verbose
definition	Using more words than are needed; wordy.
eg_sentence	The writing style in government publications has often been both dry and verbose—a deadly combination.
explanation	Americans brought up on fast-paced TV shows and action films have lost any patience they once had for verbosity. So most American writing is brisk, and American speakers usually don't waste many words. But many of us love our own voices and opinions and don't realize we're being verbose until our listeners start stifling their yawns. And students still try to fill up the pages of their term papers with unneeded verbosity
IPA	verbose*

Verbose Writing American Words Needed Wordy Style Government