different between wordy vs wordily

English

Etymology

From Middle English wordy, woordi, from Old English wordi? (“wordy, verbose”), equivalent to word +? -y. Cognate with Icelandic orðigur (“wordy”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?w?di/
• Rhymes: -??(r)di

Adjective

wordy (comparative wordier, superlative wordiest)

1. Using an excessive number of words.

   The story was long and very wordy.

Synonyms

• verbose
• pleonastic
• sesquipedalian
• See also Thesaurus:verbose
• See also Wikipedia:Wordy

Derived terms

• unwordy
• wordily
• wordiness

Translations

Anagrams

• dowry, rowdy

Middle English

Alternative forms

• woordi

Etymology

From Old English wordi?; equivalent to word +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?wurdi?/, /?w?rdi?/, /?w??rdi?/

Adjective

wordy

1. (rare) wordy

Descendants

• English: wordy

References

• “w??rd?, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 February 2020.

English

Etymology

wordy +? -ly

Adverb

wordily (comparative more wordily, superlative most wordily)

1. In a wordy manner; using too many words.
   • 1996, John Hoyt Williams, A Great and Shining Road: The Epic Story of the Transcontinental Railroad, U of Nebraska Press, page 13 [1]

     Engineer Allan not only helped plan and build the South Carolina road, but he also designed and constructed its first locomotive, christening it wordily the Best Friend of Charleston.

Translations

Anagrams

• rowdily