| 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 | ||