wordy

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Etymology

From Middle English wordy, woordi, from Old English wordiġ, equivalent to word + -y.

Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈwɝdi/

Adjective

wordy (comparative wordier, superlative wordiest)

1. Using an excessive number of words.

   The story was long and very wordy.

Synonyms

• verbose
• pleonastic
• sesquipedalian
• See also Thesaurus:verbose
• See also

Translations

• French: verbeux
• German: langatmig, weitschweifig, wortreich
• Italian: prolisso
• Portuguese: prolixo, palavroso
• Russian: многосло́вный

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