Verbose - plus, a new word family quiz

[Merriam-Webster]( WORD OF THE DAY [November 1, 2018](#none) verbose [Audio pronunciation]( adjective | ver-BOHSS Definition 1 : containing more words than necessary : [wordy](; also : impaired by wordiness 2 : given to wordiness Scroll down for more about verbose TRENDING NOW: [argy-bargy]( [seriatim]( [nationalism]( [nationalist]( [SEE ALL [>]]( PEOPLE ARE READING # [11 Interesting and Ancient Burial Words]( # [Are You 'Regretful' or 'Regrettable'?]( # ['Janitor': A Word History]( # [Words We're Watching: 'Jelly' (The Adjective)]( WORD GAMES AND QUIZZES: WEEKLY CHALLENGE [Here Be Dragons: A Creature Identification Quiz]( Director's Cut! [PLAY NOW]( Nailed this quiz? We have plenty more to try! [TAKE ME THERE [>]]( Did You Know? There's no shortage of words to describe wordiness in English. [Diffuse](, [long-winded](, [prolix](, [redundant](, [windy](, [repetitive](, [rambling](, and [circumlocutory]( are some that come to mind. Want to express the opposite idea? Try [succinct](, [concise](, [brief](, [short](, [summary](, [terse](, [compact](, or [compendious](. Verbose, which falls solidly into the first camp of words, comes from Latin verbosus, from verbum, meaning "word." Other descendants of verbum include [verb](, [adverb](, [proverb](, [verbal](, and [verbicide]( (that's the deliberate distortion of the sense of a word). Examples of VERBOSE "[The] text … is verbose and vague, and so comically overheated that it can feel like a parody of late Tennessee Williams, when that playwright's florid style had graduated to full [rococo](." — Elisabeth Vincentelli, The New York Times, 20 Sept. 2018 "But Tuesday's overly verbose—let's call it a [diatribe](—portrayed Brown in a light we haven't seen to this point. He was visibly frustrated and completely exasperated, as if, in that particular moment, he decided to unfurl eight years of pent up anger and indignation." — Pro Football Weekly, 13 June 2018 Word Family Quiz What relative of verbose is an adverb that means "in the exact words" or "word for word"? [VIEW THE ANSWER [>]]( NEW WORD GAME Alphabear 2 exclusive web version! A fun and challenging take on word games for everyone. The more letters you play, the more points and bigger bear you earn! [PLAY NOW! [>]]( MORE WORD FUN: [WORD GAMES [>]]( [TRENDING NOW [>]]( [WORDS AT PLAY [>]]( FOLLOW US: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( SHARE: [Facebook][Facebook]( [Twitter][Twitter]( [View this email in a web browser]( You are receiving this email because you opted in to receive the Merriam-Webster Word of the Day. [Unsubscribe from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day]( [Manage your subscription settings]( Merriam-Webster, Inc. 47 Federal Street P.O. Box 281 Springfield, MA 01102 [www.merriam-webster.com](