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wordy

[wur-dee] / ˈwɜr di /


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"They're quite wordy so you could argue that a lot of subjective marking could happen," Polley said.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Users — especially those who made the switch to Claude — have recently slammed the app for being unnecessarily wordy and preachy in tone.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

A lay reader may find this wordy description difficult to grasp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

They’re notably mean-spirited and, often, comically wordy, in the way of those T-shirts featuring scrolls of indignant text down someone’s back, often printed in Impact, the meme font.

From Slate • Oct. 26, 2024

Good Boys, though wordy in parts, is nonetheless a great play for high school actors and audiences.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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