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]