wordy

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈwɝdi/ UK /ˈwɜːdi/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like worthy /ð/ vs /d/

Meanings

1

adj
using or containing too many words

The editor trimmed the wordy introduction down to a single crisp paragraph.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · using or containing too... verboselong-windedprolix garrulous loquacious rambling diffuse

Opposites

concise terse succinct laconic pithy

Word family

Derived forms wordiness

Related forms word

Etymology

From Old English wordiġ, from word ('word, speech') + -ig (-y), from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰh₁om ('word').

word Old English *werdʰh₁om Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# wordy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈwɝdi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈwɜːdi/

## Meanings
1. using or containing too many words

## Examples
- The editor trimmed the wordy introduction down to a single crisp paragraph.

## Synonyms
- verbose
- long-winded
- prolix
- garrulous
- loquacious
- rambling
- diffuse

## Antonyms
- concise
- terse
- succinct
- laconic
- pithy

## Derived Forms
- wordiness

## Related Forms
- word

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: word
- Root: *werdʰh₁om

## Etymology
From Old English wordiġ, from word ('word, speech') + -ig (-y), from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰh₁om ('word').

## AI Etymology
wordy comes from Old English wordiġ, from word ('word, speech') + -ig (-y), from Proto-Germanic *wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰh₁om ('word'). Morphologically, the word is transparent: -ig is attached to the older base named in the history, so the modern form packages an inherited or borrowed stem inside a later English derivative. In modern use, the adjective sense is "using or containing too many words", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as word and derivatives such as wordiness, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Old English word, Proto-Indo-European *werdʰh₁om, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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