Etymology

wordy

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Today it means: Using an excessive number of words. Full definition →

Middle English wordy ← Old English wordiġ
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  1. Old English · inherited fromwordiġ“wordy, verbose”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromwordy
  3. English todaywordy

From Middle English wordy, woordi, from Old English wordiġ (“wordy, verbose”), equivalent to word + -y. Cognate with Icelandic orðigur (“wordy”).

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