prolix
adjectives
tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
"editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know"
is similar to
using or containing too many words
"long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"
is similar to
repetition of same sense in different words
"`a true fact' and `a free gift' are pleonastic expressions"; "the phrase `a beginner who has just started' is tautological"; "at the risk of being redundant I return to my original proposition"- J.B.Conant
see also
marked by a ready flow of speech
"she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations"
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