\Ver*bose"\, a. [L. verbosus, from verbum a word. See
{Verb}.]
Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are
necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy;
as, a verbose speaker; a verbose argument.
      Too verbose in their way of speaking.    --Ayliffe.
-- {Ver*bose"ly}, adv. -- {Ver*bose"ness}, n.