dictionary definitions for "wordy"


From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wordy \Word"y\, a. [Compar. Wordier; superl. Wordiest.]
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     1. Of or pertaining to words; consisting of words; verbal;
        as, a wordy war. --Cowper.
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     2. Using many words; verbose; as, a wordy speaker.
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     3. Containing many words; full of words.
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              We need not lavish hours in wordy periods.
                                                    --Philips.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  wordy
      adj 1: using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or
             windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional
             methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy
             editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
             [syn: long-winded, tedious, verbose, windy,
             wordy]


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