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verbose

adjective

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Using more words than needed.

The editor shortened a verbose explanation without losing its meaning.
Dictionary practice example.
An environmental history seminar asked students to explain a map they had created from fictional planning records. Nora's first draft was verbose, spending several paragraphs on the order in which she had opened the files before identifying the question her map addressed.
From Say It Clearly, Then Stop.
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