Meanings
adverbwordily (comparative more wordily, superlative most wordily)
comparative more wordily · superlative most wordily
- In a wordy manner; using too many words.
Engineer Allan not only helped plan and build the South Carolina road, but he also designed and constructed its first locomotive, christening it wordily the Best Friend of Charleston.
1996, John Hoyt Williams, A Great and Shining Road: The Epic Story of the Transcontinental Railroad, U of Nebraska Press, page 13
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a verbose manner
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian многословно
- многословно (mnogoslovno)using too many words
Finnish monisanaisesti
- monisanaisestiusing too many words
French verbeusement, prolixement
- verbeusementusing too many words
- prolixementusing too many words
Hungarian bőbeszédűen, terjengősen
- bőbeszédűenusing too many words
- terjengősenusing too many words
Polish rozwlekle
- rozwlekleusing too many words
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Cite this entry
APA
wordily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wordily
MLA
“wordily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wordily. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wordily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wordily.
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