Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Verbose \Ver*bose"\, a. [L. verbosus, from verbum a word. See
   {Verb}.]
   Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are
   necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy;
   as, a verbose speaker; a verbose argument.

         Too verbose in their way of speaking.    --Ayliffe.
   -- {Ver*bose"ly}, adv. -- {Ver*bose"ness}, n.

Source : WordNet®

verbose
     adj : using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy)
           speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional
           methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy
           editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy
           disputes" [syn: {long-winded}, {tedious}, {windy}, {wordy}]