different between verbose vs verbosely

English

Etymology

From Latin verb?sus (“prolix, wordy, verbose”) + English -ose (suffix meaning ‘full of; like’). Verb?sus is derived from verbum (“word”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *werh?- (“to say, speak”)) + -?sus (suffix meaning ‘full of, overly, prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /v??b??s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /v??bo?s/
• Rhymes: -??s
• Hyphenation: verb?ose

Adjective

verbose (comparative more verbose, superlative most verbose)

1. Containing or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy. [from 17th c.]

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:verbose

   Antonyms: see Thesaurus:concise
2. (computing) Producing detailed output for diagnostic purposes.

Derived terms

• verbosely
• verboseness

Related terms

• verbosity

Translations

References

Further reading

• verbose mode on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• verbosity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• observe, obverse

Italian

Adjective

verbose

1. feminine plural of verboso

Latin

Adjective

verb?se

1. vocative masculine singular of verb?sus

References

• verbose in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• verbose in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• verbose in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

From verbose +? -ly.

Adverb

verbosely (comparative more verbosely, superlative most verbosely)

1. In a verbose manner; in a fashion employing more lengthy phrasing, utilizing extraneous words, making use of superfluous verbiage, applying more grandiose verbal construction, etc., than is strictly required, necessary, or desirable, in order to convey the essential nature of the communication.

Synonyms

• long-windedly

Antonyms

• tersely

Anagrams

• obversely