Adjective, : She grew impatient at his wordy reply. From Dictionary.com.
I find that I have so many words inside I have to get them out, which despite my aforementioned wordiness, is impossible. From Wordnik.com. [I'm BAaaaAck..] Reference
But I have a solution if he's worried about "wordiness": Someone give him a Hemingway novel! posted by pgenrestories at 2:21 PM. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference
The archbishop of Canterbury supported Stratford's proposal, conceding how the "wordiness" of baptisms might lead to "eyes glazing over". From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
Sorry about the wordiness and over-simplification. From Wordnik.com. [Hating the sin, while loving the sinner? – Grasping for the Wind] Reference
One more thing please forgive my wordiness this morning. From Wordnik.com. [Easy South Beach Recipes: Roasted Baby Summer Squash with Feta and Thyme] Reference
Also, wordiness does not always equal intelligent-sounding. From Wordnik.com. [Comic Round-Up: Week of 5/26 - Pink Raygun.com] Reference
That wordiness is what keeps me from giving Wurts another try. From Wordnik.com. [Review: The Curse of the Mistwraith by Janny Wurts] Reference
Apparently this post is all about the made up wordiness as well. From Wordnik.com. [Tree Lobsters! « Biodork] Reference
As it is likely that much learning will produce wordiness, and so. From Wordnik.com. [Plutarch's Morals] Reference
Oh well, that is enough introspective wordiness for this evening. From Wordnik.com. [ecstasia Diary Entry] Reference
Good to know it's worth it cause I don't mind wordiness to an extent. From Wordnik.com. [Review: The Curse of the Mistwraith by Janny Wurts] Reference
I also like the way it puts a cap on my natural tendency to wordiness. From Wordnik.com. [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » A Year of Learning] Reference
It seems that some people are confusing style with excessive wordiness. From Wordnik.com. [Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary » The Element of Style » Print] Reference
You'll never confuse a reader with sprawl, wordiness, or muddy abstraction. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-06-01] Reference
Sorry for the long post, I tend to wordiness you should see my dissertation!. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » FDL Late Nite: Progressive Family Values] Reference
Of course, I realize that it would be quite a tome considering my wordiness. From Wordnik.com. [What Will Happen To The Blog? « Fairegarden] Reference
My wordiness has dominated the front page, and I would like to stop that. From Wordnik.com. [Another One Bites the Dust] Reference
The writing issues that concern Orwell are wordiness, triteness, and vagueness. From Wordnik.com. [The cage of language] Reference
Trying to do too many things at once is a sure recipe for wordiness and confusion. From Wordnik.com. [Edit to Done: Revision and the Art of Being Concise | Write to Done] Reference
Hmmm. 0 People have left cute, callous or caring comments on the wench's wordiness!!. From Wordnik.com. [wench77 Diary Entry] Reference
While I know wordiness can be off-putting, so can “punching” down a bowl of dough?. From Wordnik.com. [for beaming, bewitching breads | smitten kitchen] Reference
People listened impatiently, and expressed frustration at the wordiness of his speech. From Wordnik.com. [Mubarak Deepens Crisis] Reference
Without the supposed “wordiness” we would have been robbed of two of the best scenes. From Wordnik.com. [Once Upon A Time in Cannes… Simon saw INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS | Obsessed With Film] Reference
Things about wordiness, purple prose, grammar, etc. A lot of stuff I already knew though. From Wordnik.com. [Reading about Editing] Reference
As for a book, it is not the wordiness that, but the photos that have been the snag for me. From Wordnik.com. [What Will Happen To The Blog? « Fairegarden] Reference
Illustrating how wordiness is the refuge of the woolly thinker are a couple of online tools. From Wordnik.com. [The Write Stuff] Reference
If I'm feeling generous I might go to the end to see if the summation justifies the wordiness. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNEws Demands Civility Among Disagreeing Progressives] Reference
If there were an award for obtuse wordiness in blog commenting, that would be the clear winner. From Wordnik.com. [A question about sexting.] Reference
Ok–now that Ive made up for not commenting by my wordiness–one question–who is that picture of?. From Wordnik.com. [Ann Aguirre » Blog Archive » Renegade is live (plus contests)] Reference
(Other than the 5 dollar wordiness you chose to add)(and the reality of a caregiving choice you chose to subtract). From Wordnik.com. [Fairness and “Choice for Men.”] Reference
The occasional wordiness is perhaps the only negative about the book, so I figured I'd get that out of the way first. From Wordnik.com. [GemQuest & Clarkesworld] Reference
Sorry for the length and wordiness of this comment, I think i've half turned it into one of the blog posts i've been meaning to write. From Wordnik.com. [Illness, disability, ability, identity.] Reference
Mann tends toward wordiness, and Seitz only has three hours to tell his story. From Wordnik.com. [DVD Verdict] Reference
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