verbosity
use of too many words
Root
- verb / verbum: word
Other words with the verb / verbum root
Verb gives word. Verbosity is wordiness: too many words standing where a few would do.
The essay had energy, but verbosity buried the argument under unnecessary decoration.
Verbosity is not the same as eloquence. Eloquent language carries meaning cleanly; verbose language makes the reader push through extra words to find it.