verbiage
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verbiage
- /ˈvɜː(ɹ).bi.ɪd͡ʒ/ UK
- /ˈvɝ.bi.ɪd͡ʒ/ US
Where it comes from
From French verbiage. Compare verb meaning "word" in verbal and verbose.
noun verbiages
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Overabundance of words.
bureaucratic verbiage
Similar: wordiness, verbosity, verboseness, long-windedness, prolixity, circumlocution, wordage, wordishness, surplusage
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The manner in which something is expressed in words; word choice.
Near-synonyms: phrasing; terminology; phraseology
Similar: wording, diction, wordage, phrasing, terminology, phraseology
Similar: verbalism
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noun
Similar: verbalism
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noun overabundance of words
| Español | verborrea, verborragia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 詞冗 /词冗, 連篇累牘 /连篇累牍 liánpiānlěidú |
| Português | palavrório |
| Français | verbiage |
| Deutsch | Wortschwall |
| Русский | многосло́вие mnogoslóvije, пустосло́вие pustoslóvije, словоблу́дие slovoblúdije |
Talk about this word "verbiage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/verbiage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. verbiage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/verbiage "verbiage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/verbiage.Cite this
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title = {verbiage},
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