verbiage

Definitions

An excessive number of words used to convey a meaning; wordiness.

The manner or style in which words are used; diction.

Examples

The legal contract was filled with so much unnecessary verbiage that it was difficult to understand the core terms.

The professor asked the student to cut the flowery verbiage from the essay and focus on the main argument.

Synonyms

wordiness verbosity prolixity loquacity circumlocution redundancy garrulity

Antonyms

conciseness brevity succinctness pithiness terseness economy directness