English noun: verbiage | |||
1. | verbiage (communication) overabundance of words | ||
Synonyms | verbalism | ||
Broader (hypernym) | verboseness, verbosity | ||
2. | verbiage (communication) the manner in which something is expressed in words | ||
Samples | Use concise military verbiage. | ||
Synonyms | choice of words, diction, phraseology, phrasing, wording | ||
Broader (hypernym) | expression, formulation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | mot juste, verbalisation, verbalization | ||