How do you use Wordy in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like tedious or verbose, plus the exact meaning.
Wordy in a sentence
Wordy meaning
Using an excessive number of words.
Using Wordy
- The main meaning on this page is: Using an excessive number of words.
- Useful related words include: long-winded, tedious, verbose, windy.
- In the example corpus, wordy often appears in combinations such as: and wordy, wordy and.
Context around Wordy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Wordy
- In this selection, "wordy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, beyond, incredibly, confessional, vocabulary, plans and yet stand out and add context to how "wordy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include above are wordy because one and autosummarize cuts wordy copy to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "wordy" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbess, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with wordy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The question about the judges is wonky and wordy. (9 words)
Schofield describes the work as "derivative, disorganized, wordy, and repetitive, detailed, exhaustive, and devastatingly argued". (15 words)
Hamilton's original definitions are unfamiliar and his writing style was wordy and difficult to understand. (16 words)
You will have been there before, you’re reading an article online, and you can’t help yourself from disengaging, not because the article isn’t interesting but because it’s just so long and wordy. (36 words)
A more profound solution is to do what Europe has not done in a sincere way since its foundation – a strategy to grow its economies together, that goes beyond wordy plans and empty unenforceable commitments. (35 words)
While the bare bones of confessional, wordy yet sincere lyricism and gorgeous vocal harmonies remain, they somehow don’t feel right in the context of driving uptempo romps anymore. (29 words)
Example sentences (18)
English Okabe speaks with a grandiose and wordy vocabulary, sounding more like a wannabe academic than a delusional cartoon character.
The question about the judges is wonky and wordy.
A more profound solution is to do what Europe has not done in a sincere way since its foundation – a strategy to grow its economies together, that goes beyond wordy plans and empty unenforceable commitments.
I read Alain de Botton who is my go-to philosopher but he’s pompous and wordy and his words don’t stick.
This title continues to be incredibly wordy, but I didn’t mind it as much this issue as I did last.
While the bare bones of confessional, wordy yet sincere lyricism and gorgeous vocal harmonies remain, they somehow don’t feel right in the context of driving uptempo romps anymore.
But if you enjoy reading large, wordy graphics in the middle of the screen during live play, it was a terrific telecast.
In any case, the world's truly great communicators have long since dumped PowerPoint (and its clones) in favor of approaches that don't use wordy slides.
What this rather wordy statement simply means is that it will be treating its camera, TV, and mobile businesses as a single unit.
It’s a wordy, abrasive, loosely connected series of confessions, compelling for the character’s overriding sense of sadness and mystery.
Maybe it’s because I follow a lot of chatty types, but my Instagram Stories feed tends to be really wordy.
She’s by far the best thing and the most likable character in this wordy jargon-filled exploration of a system that is rigged against someone like her.
You will have been there before, you’re reading an article online, and you can’t help yourself from disengaging, not because the article isn’t interesting but because it’s just so long and wordy.
According to Ron Fein of the Word 97 team, AutoSummarize cuts wordy copy to the bone by counting words and ranking sentences.
Both versions of the statements above are wordy because one requirement for an RDF resource (as a subject or a predicate) is that it be unique.
Hamilton's original definitions are unfamiliar and his writing style was wordy and difficult to understand.
Schofield describes the work as "derivative, disorganized, wordy, and repetitive, detailed, exhaustive, and devastatingly argued".
Turning the wordy French play into a succinct Italian opera took four years, during which the composer repeatedly argued with his librettists and publisher.
Common combinations with wordy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: