adjective

verbōsus

fem. verbōsa · neut. verbōsum

full of words; wordy; prolix ••

full of words, wordy, prolix, verbose (rare but class.): verbosa simulatio prudentiae, Cic. Mur. 14, 30: T. Livium ut verbosum in historiā carpebat, Suet. Calig. 34; Cat. 98, 1.— Comp.: verbosior epistula, Cic. Fam. 7, 3, 6: expositio, Quint. 4, 2, 79.—Sup.: verbosissimos locos arcessere, Quint. 2, 4, 31.— Adv.: verbōsē, with many words, verbosely, Cic. Mur. 12, 26; Quint. 12, 8, 7.— Comp., Varr. R. R. 2, 5, 11; Cic. Fam. 7, 3, 5; Quint. 3, 11, 28; 4, 1, 43; 5, 12, 15.

Perseus ID: n50522 Key: verbosus