It could've been said in a less wordy way.
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Wordy
/ˈwɝdi/
Synonyms for "wordy" (79 found)
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Adjective(7 words)
Noun(4 words)
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Noun(3 words)
endlessexpletiveextendedfilled outflatulentflowerygarrulousglibhighfalutininflatedlengthylonglong windedlong-drawn-outlong-spunlong-windedlongiloquentloquacious
Adjective(3 words)
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Noun(5 words)
Determiner(2 words)
more writtenmost verbal response
Adjective(15 words)
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4 entrieslongwinded styleoverlong explanationprolix proseredundant phrasing
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6 entrieswordy descriptionwordy explanationwordy languagewordy paragraphwordy prosewordy sentence
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6 total sentences available.
After a while, at the second bottle perhaps, cheerfulness will supervene, then mirth and garrulity, ending, as the night closes round, with wordy contention and a general brawl.
Source: tatoeba (10970968)
I wrote a very wordy email to some local officials asking for better bicycle infrastructure.
Source: tatoeba (11059357)
Tom's answer was very wordy.
Source: tatoeba (11064729)
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