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

  1. an excess of words beyond those needed to express concisely what is meant; wordiness
  2. style of expression; diction

Origin: Fr < OFr verbier, to speak, chatter < verbe: see verb

See verbiage in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. An excess of words for the purpose; wordiness.
  2. 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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