wordy
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wordy
- /ˈwɝdi/ US
Sounds like wordie · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)di
Where it comes from
From Middle English wordy, woordi, from Old English wordiġ (“wordy, verbose”), equivalent to word + -y. Cognate with Icelandic orðigur (“wordy”).
adjective wordier · wordiest
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Using an excessive number of words.
The story was long and very wordy.
Similar: verbose, pleonastic, sesquipedalian, Wikipedia:Wordy, laconic
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adj using an excessive number of words
| Español | verborrágico |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 饒舌な jōzetsuna, くどい kudoi, くどくどしい kudokudoshii |
| 中文 | 囉嗦 /啰嗦 luōsuo, 冗長 /冗长 rǒngcháng |
| Português | prolixo, palavroso |
| Français | verbeux |
| Deutsch | langatmig, weitschweifig, wortreich |
| Italiano | prolisso |
| Română | prolix |
| Русский | многосло́вный mnogoslóvnyj |
Talk about this word "wordy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wordy. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026. wordy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wordy "wordy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 5, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wordy.Cite this
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