verbiage
[ vur-bee-ij ]
/ ˈvɜr bi ɪdʒ /
noun
overabundance or superfluity of words, as in writing or speech; wordiness; verbosity.
manner or style of expressing something in words; wording: a manual of official verbiage.
Origin of verbiage
Words nearby verbiage
verbatim,
verbatim et literatim,
verbena,
verbena family,
verbenaceous,
verbiage,
verbicide,
verbid,
verbify,
verbigeration,
verbing
Example sentences from the Web for verbage
It's the "House that Jack built," only I will change the verbage a little.
British Dictionary definitions for verbage
verbiage
/ (ˈvɜːbɪɪdʒ) /
noun
the excessive and often meaningless use of words; verbosity
rare
diction; wording
Word Origin for verbiage
C18: from French, from Old French
verbier to chatter, from
verbe word, from Latin
verbum