verbose
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“Dancing on the Ceiling” does the opposite, starting with very verbose Art Tatum-style arpeggios in the verse but then mellowing out in the chorus, and quoting “All This and Heaven Too.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
She has used verbose phrases when speaking off the cuff, and while a few turns of phrase have been embraced by her supporters, opponents have often criticised her for a lack of clarity.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2024
He’s a very quiet, gentle man and not super verbose, but then suddenly he’ll come up with a lot to say.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2024
And when people learn I’m a fan of the Mountain Goats — the wildly prolific, verbose and cult-beloved group led by the singer-songwriter-novelist John Darnielle — I am sometimes called upon to be that guide.
From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2023
So though it looks like a polar opposite of the speech that went before it—Everett verbose and ornate where Lincoln was clipped; Everett concrete where Lincoln was abstract—it is a modification rather than a rebuke.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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