verbose; wordy; redundant
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
verbose and redundant; unnecessarily wordy
formalUsed to describe writing or speech that is tediously long and lacks conciseness. Typically used in formal or literary contexts to criticize wordiness.
Jiǎng讲
yǎn演
gǎo稿
fā发
biǎo表
shí时
，
shān删
qù去
le了
yī一
xiē些
rǒng冗
zhuì赘
de的
cí词
jù句
。
When the speech draft was published, some verbose phrases were deleted.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
xiě写
de得
tài太
rǒng冗
zhuì赘
le了
，
xū需
yào要
jīng精
jiǎn简
。
This article is written too verbosely and needs to be streamlined.
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Bì避
miǎn免
shǐ使
yòng用
rǒng冗
zhuì赘
de的
xiū修
cí辞
，
bǎo保
chí持
jiǎn简
jié洁
míng明
liǎo了
。
Avoid using redundant rhetoric and keep it concise and clear.
Tā他
de的
jiǎng讲
huà话
zǒng总
shì是
rǒng冗
zhuì赘
bù不
kān堪
，
ràng让
rén人
shī失
qù去
nài耐
xīn心
。
His speeches are always tediously verbose, causing people to lose patience.