Verbose

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /vɜːˈbəʊs/
• Rhymes: -əʊs

Origin

From Latin verbosus.

Full definition of verbose

Adjective

1. Abounding in words, containing more words than necessary. Long winded, or windy.
2. (computing) Producing unusually detailed output for diagnostic purposes.
• 2001, Richard Blum, Postfix (page 532)You should use verbose logging sparingly. Turning on verbose logging for every process would result in log files so large they would become useless.

Synonyms

• wordy
• long-winded

Antonyms

• concise
• terse

Related terms

• verbosity

Anagrams

• observe
• obverse