verbosely, windily, long-windedly, wordily
(adverb) in a verbose manner; “she explained her ideas verbosely”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
verbosely (comparative more verbosely, superlative most verbosely)
In a verbose manner; in a fashion employing more lengthy phrasing, utilizing extraneous words, making use of superfluous verbiage, applying more grandiose verbal construction, etc, than is strictly required, necessary, or desirable, in order to convey the essential nature of the communication.
• long-windedly
• tersely
• obversely
Source: Wiktionary
Ver*bose", a. Etym: [L. verbosus, from verbum a word. See Verb.]
Definition: 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. Ayliffe.
– Ver*bose"ly, adv.
– Ver*bose"ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 December 2024
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
