adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/vəˈbəʊs/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada, General-American:/vɚˈboʊs/
Australian:/vəˈbəʉs/
New-Zealand:/vəˈbɐʉs/
rhymes with -əʊs
1
adj
Meaning 1
Containing or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: brief, concise, crisp, laconic, lapidary, short-winded, succinct, tight, to the point, taut, terse
2
adj
Meaning 2
Producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
using or containing too many words
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
long-winded (or windy) speakers
verbose and ineffective instructional methods
newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials
proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: long-winded, tedious, windy, wordy
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin verbōsus (“prolix, wordy, verbose”). Verbōsus is derived from verbum (“word”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werh1- (“to say, speak”)) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, overly, prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns). Equivalent to verb + -ose.
Across languages
Translations
71 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
многосло́вен
(mnogoslóven)
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Catalan:
verbós
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Chinese Mandarin:
羅嗦 /罗嗦
(luōsuo)
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Chinese Mandarin:
冗長 /冗长
(rǒngcháng)
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Chinese Mandarin:
冗贅 /冗赘
(rǒngzhuì)
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Chinese Mandarin:
絮叨
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Czech:
mnohomluvný
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Czech:
verbalistický
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Czech:
upovídaný
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Dutch:
verbeus
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Finnish:
monisanainen
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
French:
verbeux
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
French:
prolixe
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Georgian:
სიტყვაგრძელი
(siṭq̇vagrʒeli)
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Georgian:
სიტყვაუხვი
(siṭq̇vauxvi)
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Georgian:
სიტყვამრავალი
(siṭq̇vamravali)
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
German:
ausführlich
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
German:
langatmig
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
German:
wortreich
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
German:
verbos
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Greek:
πολύλογος
(polýlogos)
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Greek:
μακροσκελής
(makroskelís)
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Greek:
φλύαρος
(flýaros)
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Ancient Greek:
περισσολόγος
(perissológos)
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Hawaiian:
hoʻonui ʻōlelo
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Hungarian:
beszédes
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Hungarian:
bőbeszédű
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Hungarian:
fecsegő
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Hungarian:
szószátyár
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Indonesian:
penyedehanaan kata
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Indonesian:
cerewet
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Indonesian:
banyak omong
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Irish:
briathrach
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Irish:
foclach
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Italian:
verboso
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Italian:
iperverboso
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Italian:
logorroico
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Italian:
prolisso
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Italian:
ridondante
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Japanese:
冗長
(jōchō)
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Japanese:
くどくどしい
(kudokudoshii)
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Korean:
자세한 정보
(jasehan jeongbo)
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Latin:
verbōsus
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Macedonian:
збо́рлив
(zbórliv)
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Macedonian:
го́ворлив
(góvorliv)
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Macedonian:
многугла́голив
(mnoguglágoliv)
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Malay:
berjela-jela
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Māori:
autaki
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Old English:
wordiġ
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Polish:
przegadany
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Portuguese:
verboso
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Russian:
многосло́вный
(mnogoslóvnyj)
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Scottish Gaelic:
briathrach
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Scottish Gaelic:
faclach
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Serbo-Croatian:
govorljivo
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Serbo-Croatian:
mnogorječivo
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Spanish:
verboso
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Swedish:
mångordig
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Swedish:
okoncis
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
Welsh:
geiriog
— containing or using more words than necessary — see also long-winded, wordy
German:
ausführlich
— (computing) producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes
German:
wortreich
— (computing) producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes
German:
verbos
— (computing) producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes
