verbousadj.

Brit.

/ˈvəːbəs/, U.S.

/ˈvərbəs/

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

Etymology: < classical Latin verbōsus verbose adj.; compare -ous suffix. Compare earlier verbose adj., and also α. forms at verbosely adv.

rare.

Using an excessive number of words; = verbose adj.

ΘΚΠ

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

wordyeOE

windy1513

verbose?1530

verbous1645

verbalizing1647

1645 W. Greenhill Expos. Five First Chapters Ezekiel (v.) 466 The Prophet may seem too repetitious and verbous.

1658 G. Starkey Natures Explic. 46 Which Art..hath been opposed, slandered, reproached, reviled and gainsaid by the verbous, railing Galenists.

1729 J. A. Blondel Power of Mother's Imagination over Foetus Examin'd v. 58 Dr. Turner..is so verbous in all his Relations.

1893 Liberal 8 Jan. 5/1 The speeches made at the last Congress were less verbous and more to the point.

1962 Waterloo (Iowa) Sunday Courier 29 Apr. 20/4 Some verbous senator will stand and lament.

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

单词	verbous
释义	verbousadj. Brit. /ˈvəːbəs/, U.S. /ˈvərbəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin verbōsus. Etymology: < classical Latin verbōsus verbose adj.; compare -ous suffix. Compare earlier verbose adj., and also α. forms at verbosely adv. rare. Using an excessive number of words; = verbose adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adjective] > verbose > of persons wordyeOE windy1513 verbose?1530 verbous1645 verbalizing1647 1645 W. Greenhill Expos. Five First Chapters Ezekiel (v.) 466 The Prophet may seem too repetitious and verbous. 1658 G. Starkey Natures Explic. 46 Which Art..hath been opposed, slandered, reproached, reviled and gainsaid by the verbous, railing Galenists. 1729 J. A. Blondel Power of Mother's Imagination over Foetus Examin'd v. 58 Dr. Turner..is so verbous in all his Relations. 1893 Liberal 8 Jan. 5/1 The speeches made at the last Congress were less verbous and more to the point. 1962 Waterloo (Iowa) Sunday Courier 29 Apr. 20/4 Some verbous senator will stand and lament. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1645
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