[ adj ] using or containing too many words <adj.all> long-winded (or windy) speakersverbose and ineffective instructional methods newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes
Wordy \Word"y\, a. [Compar. {Wordier}; superl. {Wordiest}.] 1. Of or pertaining to words; consisting of words; verbal; as, a wordy war. --Cowper.
2. Using many words; verbose; as, a wordy speaker.
3. Containing many words; full of words.
We need not lavish hours in wordy periods. --Philips.
The lumpy, wordy scenes sit on Auster's story and squeeze all the life out of it. Clara Law's Autumn Moon, a slow mood-piece from Hong Kong, streaks ahead of the competition this week.
The new, American-owned Regent Hotel on Marylebone Road has launched itself with a wordy, full-page advertisement which makes just that assumption.