verbose
wortreich; weitschweifig
Word details
- German meaning
- Mit vielen Worten; ausführlich und detailliert.
- English meaning
- verbose; wordy
- Synonym
- geschwätzig, redselig
- German example
- Der Redner hielt eine wortreiche Rede.
- English example
- The speaker gave a verbose speech.
- Comparative
- wortreicherSuperlative: am wortreichsten
- Opposite of
- wordy, verbosewortarm / wortkarg
Related words
- ausführlich
verbose
- wortreich
verbose
- wortlastig
Verbose
Example sentences with “verbose”
His explanation was too verbose. (Seine Erklärung war zu weitschweifig.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'wortreich' positive or negative?
It can be both, but 'weitschweifig' is almost always used in a negative sense to mean 'long-winded'.