# verbose

> English word · Adjective · IPA /vəˈbəʊs/ · frequency rank #57,158

## Definitions
1. Containing or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy.
2. Producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes.

## Etymology
From Latin verbōsus (“prolix, wordy, verbose”). Verbōsus is derived from verbum (“word”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (“to say, speak”)) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, overly, prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns). Equivalent to verb + -ose.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/verbose