verbiage

Definitions


[ˈvəːbɪɪdʒ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- excessively lengthy or technical speech or writing
(e.g: the basic idea here, despite all the verbiage, is simple)

- the way in which something is expressed; wording or diction
(e.g: we need to look at how the rule should be applied, based on the verbiage)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 18th century: from French, from obsolete verbeier ‘to chatter’, from verbe ‘word’ (see verb)




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