noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈvɜː(ɹ).bi.ɪd͡ʒ/
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US:/ˈvɝ.bi.ɪd͡ʒ/
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CMU ARPABET:V ER1 B IY0 IH0 JH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
Overabundance of words.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
bureaucratic verbiage
We're done drafting our paper except for the final check to see whether any verbiage can be reduced.
The manner in which something is expressed in words; word choice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
Near-synonyms: phrasing; terminology; phraseology
In each article of this series, there is a paragraph on nutrition; the verbiage for it was developed by consensus among the section editors, and therefore no elective rewording should be done (by others) in any such paragraph.
We're done drafting our paper except for the final verbiage on fire safety, which will be supplied by the safety engineers.
