verboseadj.adv.

Brit.

/və(ː)ˈbəʊs/, U.S.

/vərˈboʊs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin verbōsus.

Etymology: < classical Latin verbōsus (of a text, speech) containing many words, lengthy, (of a person) long-winded, talkative < verbum word (see verb n.) + -ōsus -ose suffix¹. Compare earlier verbosely adv.Compare Old French verbos (a1200; Middle French, French verbeux), Spanish verboso (1445), Portuguese verboso (15th cent.), Italian verboso (14th cent.).

A. adj.

1. Using an excessive number of words; writing or speaking at excessive length; long-winded.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adjective] > verbose > of persons

wordyeOE

windy1513

verbose?1530

verbous1645

verbalizing1647

?1530 Dialoges Creatures Moralysed civ. sig. MM.iii^v Ther as be senyowrs be thow not verbose, and amonge agyd folke cast not out thi speche.

1654 S. Ward Vindiciæ Academiarum iii. 20 That verbose way of tradition of the Mathematicks, used by the Ancients.

1668 W. K. Eng. Answer Sc. Speech 5 Let..their verbose Teachers [be] discountenanced and silenced.

1692 J. Washington tr. J. Milton Def. People Eng. Pref. p. i I fear, lest..I might seem to deserve justly to be accounted a verbose and silly Defender.

1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 56 They ought to be brief, and not too verbose in their way of speaking.

1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. ii. iv. 432 The conveyances of a verbose attorney.

1820 W. Scott Monastery I. ix^*. 293 Undergoing the legends of the dull and verbose Father Nicolas.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People ii. §3. 67 Dudo of S. Quentin, a verbose and confused writer, has preserved the earliest Norman traditions.

1933 D. Thomas Let. 15 Oct. (1987) 26 Wordsworth was a tea-time bore,..the verbose, the humourless, the platitudinary reporter of Nature in her dullest moods.

1991 San Francisco Focus May 39/1 My generation of verbose sixties grayheads held the national center stage for so long because there were so many of us.

2015 Observer (Nexis) 15 Apr. Churchill was a larger-than-life, verbose, vain but wonderfully charismatic politician.

2. spec. Of a text, passage, etc.: expressed in an excessively large number of words; prolix, wordy.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adjective] > verbose

wordyOE

of many wordsc1350

windya1382

diffused?a1475

word-dearthing1593

verbosious1601

worded1602

wordish1604

diffuse1612

wording1615

diffusive1624

verbose1665

baggy1866

talky1937

waffling1945

1665 E. Stillingfleet Rational Acct. Protestant Relig. i. i. 141 I shall reduce the substance of your verbose, and immethodical Answer into as narrow a compass as I can.

1672 W. Penn Spirit of Truth Vindicated 8 Which I am assur'd is quite another thing, from what is Verbose, Abusive Cavelling, Airy, and meerly Notional.

1721 J. Strype Eccl. Memorials I. xlviii. 357 [They] foresaw, that in these conferences..there would happen nothing but verbose janglings and endless disceptations.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1787) III. xxviii. 75 (note) Few facts, and few sentiments, can be extracted from his verbose correspondence.

1826 F. Reynolds Life & Times II. 97 Wilkes,..instead of attempting to gain silence, by any verbose circumlocutory appeal, proceeded at once to the point.

1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands II. 392 His style..is not only inartificially complex, but verbose to the very brink of tediousness.

1901 Times 31 Oct. 6/6 Endless expense was incurred in verbose telegrams.

1961 N.Y. Times 8 Oct. vii. 10/3 This book..is at times verbose, repetitive, incoherent.

2003 E. D. Weitz Cent. of Genocide i. 34 After pages of verbose ramblings, he finally delivered to his readers his grand theory.

†B. adv.

In a verbose manner, verbosely. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adverb] > verbosely

diffuselya1425

verboselya1425

wordily1522

diffusedly1568

discoursively1610

wordishly1657

diffusively1787

verbose1791

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. xvii. 474 Peace! answer not verbose a man like him.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	verbose
释义	verboseadj.adv. Brit. /və(ː)ˈbəʊs/, U.S. /vərˈboʊs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin verbōsus. Etymology: < classical Latin verbōsus (of a text, speech) containing many words, lengthy, (of a person) long-winded, talkative < verbum word (see verb n.) + -ōsus -ose suffix¹. Compare earlier verbosely adv.Compare Old French verbos (a1200; Middle French, French verbeux), Spanish verboso (1445), Portuguese verboso (15th cent.), Italian verboso (14th cent.). A. adj. 1. Using an excessive number of words; writing or speaking at excessive length; long-winded. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adjective] > verbose > of persons wordyeOE windy1513 verbose?1530 verbous1645 verbalizing1647 ?1530 Dialoges Creatures Moralysed civ. sig. MM.iii^v Ther as be senyowrs be thow not verbose, and amonge agyd folke cast not out thi speche. 1654 S. Ward Vindiciæ Academiarum iii. 20 That verbose way of tradition of the Mathematicks, used by the Ancients. 1668 W. K. Eng. Answer Sc. Speech 5 Let..their verbose Teachers [be] discountenanced and silenced. 1692 J. Washington tr. J. Milton Def. People Eng. Pref. p. i I fear, lest..I might seem to deserve justly to be accounted a verbose and silly Defender. 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 56 They ought to be brief, and not too verbose in their way of speaking. 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. ii. iv. 432 The conveyances of a verbose attorney. View more context for this quotation 1820 W. Scott Monastery I. ix^. 293 Undergoing the legends of the dull and verbose Father Nicolas. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People* ii. §3. 67 Dudo of S. Quentin, a verbose and confused writer, has preserved the earliest Norman traditions. 1933 D. Thomas Let. 15 Oct. (1987) 26 Wordsworth was a tea-time bore,..the verbose, the humourless, the platitudinary reporter of Nature in her dullest moods. 1991 San Francisco Focus May 39/1 My generation of verbose sixties grayheads held the national center stage for so long because there were so many of us. 2015 Observer (Nexis) 15 Apr. Churchill was a larger-than-life, verbose, vain but wonderfully charismatic politician. 2. spec. Of a text, passage, etc.: expressed in an excessively large number of words; prolix, wordy. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adjective] > verbose wordyOE of many wordsc1350 windya1382 diffused?a1475 word-dearthing1593 verbosious1601 worded1602 wordish1604 diffuse1612 wording1615 diffusive1624 verbose1665 baggy1866 talky1937 waffling1945 1665 E. Stillingfleet Rational Acct. Protestant Relig. i. i. 141 I shall reduce the substance of your verbose, and immethodical Answer into as narrow a compass as I can. 1672 W. Penn Spirit of Truth Vindicated 8 Which I am assur'd is quite another thing, from what is Verbose, Abusive Cavelling, Airy, and meerly Notional. 1721 J. Strype Eccl. Memorials I. xlviii. 357 [They] foresaw, that in these conferences..there would happen nothing but verbose janglings and endless disceptations. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1787) III. xxviii. 75 (note) Few facts, and few sentiments, can be extracted from his verbose correspondence. 1826 F. Reynolds Life & Times II. 97 Wilkes,..instead of attempting to gain silence, by any verbose circumlocutory appeal, proceeded at once to the point. 1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands II. 392 His style..is not only inartificially complex, but verbose to the very brink of tediousness. 1901 Times 31 Oct. 6/6 Endless expense was incurred in verbose telegrams. 1961 N.Y. Times 8 Oct. vii. 10/3 This book..is at times verbose, repetitive, incoherent. 2003 E. D. Weitz Cent. of Genocide i. 34 After pages of verbose ramblings, he finally delivered to his readers his grand theory. †B. adv. In a verbose manner, verbosely. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adverb] > verbosely diffuselya1425 verboselya1425 wordily1522 diffusedly1568 discoursively1610 wordishly1657 diffusively1787 verbose1791 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. xvii. 474 Peace! answer not verbose a man like him. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.adv.?1530
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