Crossword-Solution: VERBOSITY
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Verbosity | n. | The quality or state of being verbose; the use of more words than are necessary; prolixity; wordiness; verbiage. |
We have 18 clues for the answer “VERBOSITY”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Tendency to use too many words in speech | 1 answer |
| Loquaciousness | 1 answer |
| WORDS, needless accumulation of | 2 answers |
| NEEDLESS accumulation of words | 2 answers |
| periphrasis | 17 answers |
| verboseness | 17 answers |
| using euphemisms | 18 answers |
| verbal effusion | 18 answers |
| prolixity | 18 answers |
| circumlocution | 18 answers |
| tautology | 19 answers |
| pleonasm | 19 answers |
| Verbiage | 19 answers |
| wordiness | 20 answers |
| windiness | 25 answers |
| verbalism | 25 answers |
| loquacity | 25 answers |
| diffuseness | 28 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
REAET
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with VERBOSITY (5)
Among UNIX fans, `cat(1)' is considered an excellent example of user-interface design, because it outputs the file contents without such verbosity as spacing or headers between the files, and because it does not require the files to consist of lines of text, but works with any sort of data.
Says he, 'You can go Round the world with a show, And knock every Injun and Arab wry; With your name and your trade, On the posters displayed, The feathered what-is-it from Narrabri.' Next day for his freak, By a Narrabri beak, He was jawed with a deal of verbosity; For his only appeal Was 'professional zeal' -- He wanted another monstrosity.
Edison hates nothing more than to be dubbed a genius or played up as a "wizard"; but this fate has dogged him until he has come at last to resign himself to it with a resentful indignation only to be appreciated when watching him read the latest full-page Sunday "spread" that develops a casual conversation into oracular verbosity, and gives to his shrewd surmise the cast of inspired prophecy.
Our honourable friend, the member for Verbosity, has this great attribute, that he always means something, and always means the same thing.
The charge, while it stuck to him, was magically transferred to our honourable friend’s opponent, who was represented in an immense variety of placards as a firm believer in Mahomet; and the men of Verbosity were asked to choose between our honourable friend and the Bible, and our honourable friend’s opponent and the Koran.
Quotes with VERBOSITY (3)
I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write English―it is the modern way and the best way. Stick to it; don't let fluff and flowers and verbosity creep in. When you catch an adjective, kill it. No, I don't mean utterly, but kill most of them―then the rest will be valuable. They weaken when they are close together. They give strength when they are wide apart. An adjective habit, or a wordy, diffuse, flowery habit, onc…
In his humble opinion, she possessed the least appealing traits a woman can put on display: undiscriminating curiosity and nonsensical verbosity.
This is a lot more satisfying," he said, "when I have intelligent life whom I can render awed, rapt with attention for my clever verbosity." The ugly lizard-crab-thing on the next rock over clicked its claw, an almost hesitant sound." Your right, of course," Wit said. "My usual audience isn't particularly intelligent. That was also the obvious joke, however, so shame on you.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1990).