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verbeux — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bombastic adj showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
  • prolix adj Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
  • verbose adj Containing or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy.
  • wordy adj Using far more words than necessary; long-winded.

Senses

verbeux is used for these senses in English:

  • bombastic High-sounding but with little meaning.
  • long-winded Tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose.
  • prolix Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
  • verbose Containing or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
  • wordy Using an excessive number of words.

bombastic — full definition

  1. adj showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms; grandiloquent; pompous
  2. adj High‐sounding but with little meaning.
  3. adj Loud, aggressive, highly exaggerated, or explosive in manner or delivery; over‐the‐top.
  4. adj Inflated, overfilled.

prolix — full definition

  1. adj Tediously lengthy; dwelling on trivial details.
  2. adj Long; having great length.

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