Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Synonyms for "Wordiness"



Logorrhea- (noun) a tendency to extreme wordiness
Other Forms:
Logorrheic (adj)
The amused teacher had a tendency of logorrhea in his lectures, which was really aimed at confusing the students.

Loquacity- (adj) talkative
The loquacious socialites gossiped over their tea and petit fours.

Prolix- (adj) using or containing too many words; tediously lengthy
She thought the epic poem was horribly prolix, and soon fell asleep at her desk

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