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Added 9 October 2026

wordy

/ˈwɝdi/ adjective

In Latin: verbōsus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about wordy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Using an excessive number of words.
The story was long and very wordy.

Origin

From Middle English wordy, woordi, from Old English wordiġ (“wordy, verbose”), equivalent to word + -y. Cognate with Icelandic orðigur (“wordy”).

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