Verbose vs. Verbosity — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Verbose and Verbosity
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Verbose
Using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words; wordy.
Verbosity
Verbosity or verboseness is speech or writing that uses more words than necessary, e.g. "in spite of the fact that" rather than "although".
Verbose
Containing or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy. 17
Verbosity
The fact or quality of using more words than needed; wordiness
A critic with a reputation for verbosity
Verbose
(computing) Producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes.
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Verbosity
Using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words; wordy.
Verbose
Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy; as, a verbose speaker; a verbose argument.
Too verbose in their way of speaking.
Verbosity
(In composition and rhetoric ) The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision; long-windedness
Verbose
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
Verbosity
The quality or state of being verbose; the use of more words than are necessary; prolixity; wordiness; verbiage.
The worst fault, by far, is the extreme diffuseness and verbosity of his style.
Verbosity
An expressive style that uses excessive words
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