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121Wordishness — Wordish Word ish, a. Respecting words; full of words; wordy. [R.] Sir P. Sidney. {Word ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] The truth they hide by their dark woordishness. Sir K. Digby. [1913 Webster] …
122garrulous — adjective Etymology: Latin garrulus, from garrire to chatter more at care Date: circa 1611 1. given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity ; pointlessly or annoyingly talkative 2. wordy 1 < garrulous speeches > Synonyms: see talkative •… …
123gobbledygook — also gobbledegook noun Etymology: irregular from gobble, noun Date: 1944 wordy and generally unintelligible jargon …
124loquacious — adjective Etymology: Latin loquac , loquax, from loqui to speak Date: 1663 1. full of excessive talk ; wordy 2. given to fluent or excessive talk ; garrulous Synonyms: see talkative • loquaciously adverb • loquaciousnes …
125officialese — noun Date: 1884 the characteristic language of official statements ; wordy, pompous, or obscure language …
126prolix — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French prolix, from Latin prolixus extended, from pro forward + liquēre to be fluid more at liquid Date: 15th century 1. unduly prolonged or drawn out ; too long 2. marked by… …
127verbalism — noun Date: 1787 1. a. a verbal expression ; term b. phrasing, wording 2. words used as if they were more important than the realities they represent < the emancipation of science from verbalism G. A. L. Sarton > 3. a. a wordy expression of little …
128different — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin different , differens, present participle of differre Date: 14th century 1. partly or totally unlike in nature, form, or quality ; dissimilar < could hardly be more different > often followed by… …
