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Definition of verbiage noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

verbiage

noun

verbiage pronunciation English

ˈvɜːbiɪdʒ

verbiage pronunciation American

ˈvɜːrbiɪdʒ

[uncountable] (formal, disapproving)

the use of too many words, or of more difficult words than are needed, to express an idea