Wordily

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a wordy manner; using too many words.

    "Engineer Allan not only helped plan and build the South Carolina road, but he also designed and constructed its first locomotive, christening it wordily the Best Friend of Charleston."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a verbose manner wordnet

Synonyms

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long windedlylong-windedlyverboselywindily

Example

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"Engineer Allan not only helped plan and build the South Carolina road, but he also designed and constructed its first locomotive, christening it wordily the Best Friend of Charleston."

Etymology

From wordy + -ly.

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