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noun
An expressive style that uses excessive or empty words.
synonym: verbosity.
is a specific kind of: expressive style, style.
is a broader term that covers: verbalism, verbiage | long-windedness, prolixity, prolixness, windiness, wordiness | ambage, circumlocution, periphrasis | repetitiousness, repetitiveness | pleonasm.
is the opposite of: terseness.
derivation: long-winded, tedious, verbose, windy, wordy.
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