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verbiage
Verbiage is an excess of words to express what is meant.
(noun)An example of verbiage is the language Shakespeare used in his written work.
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See verbiage in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- an excess of words beyond those needed to express concisely what is meant; wordiness
- style of expression; diction
Origin: Fr < OFr verbier, to speak, chatter < verbe: see verb
See verbiage in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- An excess of words for the purpose; wordiness.
- The manner in which something is expressed in words: software verbiage.
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from Old French verbier, to chatter
Origin: , from verbe, word
Origin: , from Latin verbum; see verb
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