wordiest
Maximally verbose style
Wordiest is the superlative of wordy—using more words than necessary.
The wordiest explanation is the most verbose, the most padded with unnecessary language: His wordiest essays always got marked down.
Someone described as the wordiest person in a group talks or writes with the least economy.
More words than necessary
- long-windedExcessively wordy, tediously so
- ramblingLong-winded and unfocused
- diffuseSpread thinly throughout
- discursiveTending to wander topically
circumlocutory · periphrastic · pleonastic · digressive · tortuous · meandering · roundabout · convoluted
Inclined to talk much
- garrulousTediously long-winded
- verboseMore words than necessary
- chattyInclined to converse freely
- volubleInclined to talk freely
talkative · communicative · effusive · babbling · jabbering · chattering · prattling · nattering
Full of specifics
- lengthyOf excessive duration
- extensiveCovering a large scope
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
- thoroughComplete in every detail
comprehensive · expansive · descriptive · explanatory · illustrative · embellished · ornate · flowery
verbose
More words than necessary
- long-windedExcessively wordy, tediously so
- ramblingLong-winded and unfocused
- diffuseSpread thinly throughout
discursive · circumlocutory · periphrastic · pleonastic · digressive · tortuous · meandering · roundabout · convoluted · overwrought
loquacious
Inclined to talk much
voluble · talkative · communicative · effusive · babbling · jabbering · chattering · prattling · nattering · yakking
detailed
Full of specifics
- lengthyOf excessive duration
- extensiveCovering a large scope
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
thorough · comprehensive · expansive · descriptive · explanatory · illustrative · embellished · ornate · flowery · purple