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   verbose

   /və(ː)ˈbəʊs/

   adjective

   • 1. using or expressed in more words than are needed: "much academic language is obscure and verbose"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin verbosus, from verbum ‘word’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. verbosely adverb
   • 2. verboseness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • B

     3

   • O

     1

   • S

     1

   • E

     1

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