Verbose
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /vəˈbəʊs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Verbose is an adjective meaning Containing or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy. [from 17th c.].
Meaning
Containing or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy. [from 17th c.].
More Meanings
- (computing) Producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes.
Example Sentences
[...] I might ſeem to deſerve juſtly to be accounted a verboſe and ſilly Defender; [...]
In modern processors, you pay a bigger performance hit for having verbose code than for having an extra function call because larger code can cause secondary cache hits.
Thy ſonnet is a piece of verboſe fuſtian; and thy preface is compoſed of far-fetch'd expreſſions, vvords that have not the publick ſtamp, perplexed phraſes; in a vvord, thy ſtile is quite peculiar to thyſelf; […]
On the Furness section the sign at Grange is as brief—PASSENGERS MUST CROSS BY THE SUBWAY—as that at the next station, Arnside, is verbose: PASSENGERS ARE REQUESTED TO CROSS THE LINE BY THE BRIDGE. IT IS DANGEROUS TO CROSS THE RAILS.
Synonyms for verbose
Depending on context, synonyms include circumlocutory, diffuse, periphrastic, palaverous, pleonastic, prolix.
Antonyms for verbose
Common opposites include concise, taciturn, brief, crisp, laconic, lapidary.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include long-winded, wordy, prolix, tedious, windy, wordish.
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