verbiage
pronunciation
How to pronounce verbiage in British English:
UK [ˈvɜ:biɪdʒ]
How to pronounce verbiage in American English:
US [ˈvɜrbiɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- overabundance of words
- the manner in which something is expressed in words
Word Origin
- verbiage (n.)
- "abundance of words," 1721, from French verbiage "wordiness" (17c.), from Middle French verbier "to chatter," from Old French verbe "word," from Latin verbum "word" (see verb).
Example
- 1. Even in little 140-character bites , that 's a lot of verbiage .
- 2. As with health care last year , there has been a lot of verbiage and not much steel .
- 3. Mark and I chuckled as mara scolded emery for her verbiage .
- 4. You don 't be serious about his words , it 's only scary verbiage .
- 5. References to socialism that betrayed the age of the 1971 constitution have been replaced by more market-friendly verbiage .