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verbose

Meaning

Characterized by or prone to using an excessive number of words; prolix.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

He was so verbose, his explanations took forever. Every simple idea became a long story with too many words, making me feel tired just listening.

He was so verbose, talking for ages. Every single little detail, every thought, spilled out. I just wanted a quick answer, but he kept going, his words endless, like he couldn't stop himself.

He kept talking, his explanation so verbose that the entire crew had to stifle yawns. Hours ticked by, each sentence a wall of unnecessary words, adding nothing to the clear signal we were trying to decode from the alien artifact.

The museum curator, a bit too eager to impress, launched into a verbose explanation of the chipped ceramic pot, stretching a simple story about its origins into an hour-long lecture. We just wanted to see the pot.

The inspector sighed, running a hand over his tired face. This witness was so verbose, rambling on about every single misplaced sock and forgotten snack. He just needed a simple "yes" or "no," not a novel about the cat's afternoon nap.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

He tried to explain his mistake, but his explanation was so verbose it just made things worse. Every unnecessary word piled on more confusion, a tidal wave of verbosity drowning any chance of understanding. She just wanted a simple answer, not a novel.

He droned on, his explanation so verbose that I could feel my patience fraying. Every point was hammered home with endless examples, each one more drawn-out than the last, until the original idea was lost in a sea of unnecessary words.

The professor's lecture notes were a sprawling mess of extra adjectives and redundant clauses. He was so incredibly verbose, I struggled to pinpoint the actual research findings through the wordy thicket. It felt like sifting through an entire library just to find a single, crucial fact.

The prospect of drafting the official statement for the Great Mushroom War surrender was daunting. My boss, a grizzled veteran of fungal skirmishes, hated my tendency to be so verbose. He just wanted "we lost, give up," not a twenty-page essay on spore displacement and the strategic blunder of the slime mold alliance.

The artisan found the instructions for the specialized etching fluid incredibly verbose. He just wanted to know the ratio of copper sulfate to distilled water, but the manual droned on for pages about historical alchemical theories and the philosophical implications of oxidation.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

He explained the simple issue with such a verbose delivery, his sentences stretching on and on. His boss’s sigh was audible. It wasn't the information itself that was complicated, but the sheer volume of words he used to convey it, making everyone lose focus.

He always rambled, his explanations so verbose I'd already forgotten the question by the time he finished. It wasn't just a few extra words; it was a deluge, leaving me frustrated and lost in a sea of his needless pronouncements.

His supervisor's email was intensely verbose, each sentence dragging out the point with unnecessary clauses and redundant phrases. By the time he reached the actual instruction, he was already thoroughly exasperated, struggling to recall the initial request amidst the wordy deluge.

He found the old technician's explanation for the stellar drift utterly verbose, a rambling, wordy account that seemed designed to obscure rather than clarify the simple truth. Every pronouncement felt drawn out, each phrase padded with unnecessary clauses.

The inspector's explanation was far too verbose; I could tell he was trying to avoid admitting his own negligence. His drawn-out narrative about the faulty wiring felt like a desperate attempt to obscure the truth with a surplus of words.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

His explanation, instead of offering any semblance of clarity, became so verbose that it felt like wading through a swamp of unnecessary adjectives and convoluted clauses. I just wanted a straightforward answer, but he kept rambling, his sentences stretching into an interminable, frustrating testament to his own prolixity.

His explanations were so verbose, I started to question if he actually understood the material. Every sentence seemed to add superfluous words, making a simple concept feel bewilderingly complex. His interminable discourse left me exasperated.

His explanation for the sub-orbital trajectory calculations was agonizingly verbose, each redundant qualifier piling onto the last. The instructor sighed, already anticipating the labyrinthine minutiae he'd have to patiently untangle, all because the cadet couldn't simply state the obvious.

The artisan’s painstaking explanation of the intricate knotwork, while informative, felt excessively verbose. He droned on for an interminable span, his prolix discourse obscuring the elegant simplicity of the finished ceremonial sash, leaving the patron increasingly disquieted.

The archivist sighed, faced with another of the hermit artificer's journals. Each entry, painstakingly detailed and utterly verbose, described the precise molecular fluctuations of self-assembling nanites, a tedious, exhaustive account that seemed to delight in its own immensity.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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