VERBIAGE

verbiage

Noun

  1. Overabundance of words
  2. (US) The manner in which something is expressed in words;
    use concise military verbiage – Usage note: because of the pejorative connotation of the primary definition of "verbiage" it is preferred to use "diction," "phrasing," etc. to describe the manner in which something is expressed in words.


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