'Wordy' definitions:
Definition of 'wordy'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes" [syn: long-winded, tedious, verbose, windy, wordy]
Definition of 'Wordy'
From: GCIDE
- Wordy \Word"y\, a. [Compar. Wordier; superl. Wordiest.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. Of or pertaining to words; consisting of words; verbal; as, a wordy war. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Using many words; verbose; as, a wordy speaker. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Containing many words; full of words. [1913 Webster]
- We need not lavish hours in wordy periods. --Philips. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'wordy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bombastic,
- de longue haleine,
- diffuse,
- endless,
- extended,
- filled out,
- flatulent,
- garrulous,
- glib,
- highfalutin,
- inflated,
- lengthy,
- long,
- long-drawn-out,
- long-spun,
- long-winded,
- longiloquent,
- loquacious,
- padded,
- prolix,
- protracted,
- redundant,
- rhetorical,
- spun-out,
- talkative,
- tumid,
- turgid,
- unrelenting,
- verbose,
- voluble,
- windy