Literary notes about Verbose (AI summary)
In literature, the term "verbose" is often employed to denote language that is overly elaborate or excessively wordy, whether in formal writings or in spoken dialogue. It carries a critical nuance, suggesting that the delivery obscures meaning with unnecessary detail or inflated expression, as when legal documents or preambles become so prolix that clarity suffers ([1], [2]). At times, it describes characters whose speech is marked by a superabundance of words, reflecting a mix of charm and irritation, as in the portrayal of a loquacious individual whose commentary borders on tedious ([3], [4]). In historical and literary critiques, "verbose" is used to highlight stylistic flaws, where sometimes the abundance of language detracts from the intended message, resulting in passages that are as laborious and labyrinthine as they are ornate ([5], [6]).
- It was in Reagan's handwriting, and began with a long preamble and terms, so general and verbose, that I said they were inadmissible.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. Sherman - However verbose I may be in my description of her feelings, I can never describe a tithe of her thoughts or her sufferings.
— from Lady Audley's Secret by M. E. Braddon - He was clever and scheming, verbose but amusing, and fond of gossip; he held liberal opinions, but he expressed them in cynical language.
— from Memoirs of the Empress Josephine, Vol. 2 of 2 by Madame de (Claire Elisabeth Jeanne Gravier de Vergennes) Rémusat - Margaret, suddenly turning round, asked one of the most garrulous and verbose amongst them, "Who is this Martin Luther?"
— from Auricular Confession and Popish NunneriesVolumes I. and II., Complete by William Hogan - Moses and Aristotle are the chief objects of his verbose commentaries, one of which is dated as early as May 10th, A.D. 617, (Fabric.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon - Few facts, and few sentiments, can be extracted from his verbose correspondence.
— from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
