Wordy

Word WORDY
Character 5
Hyphenation word y
Pronunciations /ˈwɝdi/

Definitions and meanings of "Wordy"

What do we mean by wordy?

Relating to or consisting of words; verbal. adjective

Tending to use, using, or expressed in more words than are necessary to convey meaning. adjective

Given to the use of many words; verbose.

Full of words; wordish.

Consisting of words; verbal.

An obsolete Scotch form of worthy.

Of or pertaining to words; consisting of words; verbal. adjective

Using many words; verbose. adjective

Containing many words; full of words. adjective

Using an excessive number of words. adjective

Using or containing too many words adjective

Using an excessive number of words.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Wordy

The word "wordy" in example sentences

Last month, Arizona for Responsible Lenders filed a lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior Court asking Secretary of State Jan Brewer to clarify what it called wordy language in multi-pronged proposition. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I really like "no rest for the wordy", is it yours or a commonly used? ❋ Greygirlbeast (2010)

Still, between the baby-language of the modern media and the blistering, elementary severity and clarity of Beckett, there does lie a place where being wordy is surely just about ok. ❋ Unknown (2009)

For me personally, I'm not interested in wordy writing or hyper-critical articles and reviews. ❋ Unknown (2008)

"Ah, you are a talking man -- what I call a wordy man. ❋ Unknown (1857)

I have a tendency to write in what might be called a wordy style, so forcing myself to actually watch the word counts forced me to really think about the words that were important and those that were extraneous. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Sometimes, we think, there is too much description, the besetting sin of modern verse, which has substituted what should be called wordy-painting for the old art of painting in a single word. ❋ Various (N/A)

I like it enough to continue reading, but it sure does get "wordy" at times..sometimes to the detriment of understanding what's going on. ❋ Jeff C (2010)

Sometimes it can be a handy (forgive me) tool … This kind of wordy and cute-instead-of-witty prose turns up often in Eat, Pray, Love. ❋ Unknown (2007)

When I said "wordy" I was thinking of the demands made on the audience as well. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Your question over whether a more 'wordy' children's book would have a chance is an interesting one. ❋ Miss Snark (2006)

I'm aware that this entry is a bit boring and also it's full of words, but I have so many words in me that I have to be "wordy"!!! ❋ Sheepdip (2001)

Lord Ronsdale, who had been looking away, yawned, as if finding the police agent "wordy," then strolled to the rail. ❋ Frederic S. Isham (N/A)

He inquired into everything; he wrote hundredweights of reports; he proved himself to have the true paralytic ink flux, precisely the kind of wordy discharge or brain hæmorrhage required of a high official in ❋ George Robert Aberigh-Mackay (1864)

Another portion of the feedback I received, and again, this was only from a couple of people, was that I am too "wordy". ❋ Melani (2010)

Consider checking in for around twenty minutes in the morning, afternoon and evening and make use of the Twitter schedulers to sprinkle your posts throughout the day when you're feeling kind of wordy or have a lot of links to share. ❋ News Hound (2010)

As of now, the category is called "Point & Shoot with Interchageable Lens," which is kind of wordy and awkwardly constructed, and considering how sophisticated the cameras are, I'm not sure it's very accurate any more. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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