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verboten >

ver·bose

r-b

) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words; wordy. See Synonyms at wordy.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English *verbous, from Latin verbsus, from verbum, word ; see verb

OTHER FORMS:
ver·bosely (Adverb), ver·boseness or ver·bosi·ty (-b

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) KEY (Noun)

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