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verbose
Wordy; long-winded. The term is often used as the name of a function that reports more information about an operation. For example, a /v parameter in a command might mean "verbose mode."
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But I thought that was perhaps no more than a natural reserve accentuated by the verbose frankness of her husband.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Levin smiled joyfully; he was struck by this transition from the confused, verbose discussion with Pestsov and his brother to this laconic, clear, almost wordless communication of the most complex ideas.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
He strode down the stairs with tingling pulses, and drove to the House, where his speech, a little florid in its rhetoric, and verbose as became the man, was nevertheless a great success.
The Malefactor by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
 
 
 
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