wordy

English

Etymology

From Middle English wordy, woordi, from Old English wordiġ (“wordy, verbose”), equivalent to word +‎ -y. Cognate with Icelandic orðigur (“wordy”).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɝdi/
Rhymes: -ɜː(r)di

Adjective

wordy (comparative wordier, superlative wordiest)

Using an excessive number of words.
The story was long and very wordy.

Synonyms

verbose
pleonastic
sesquipedalian
See also Thesaurus:verbose
See also Wikipedia:Wordy

Derived terms

unwordy
wordily
wordiness

Translations

using an excessive number of words

Finnish: monisanainen
French: verbeux (fr)
German: langatmig (de), weitschweifig (de), wortreich (de)
Greek:
Ancient: περισσολόγος (perissológos)

Irish: foclach, teangach
Italian: prolisso (it)
Japanese: 饒舌な (jōzetsuna), くどい (ja) (kudoi), くどくどしい (ja) (kudokudoshii)
Latin: verbōsus
Turkish: sözü uzatan

Anagrams

dowry, rowdy