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Verbose vs Fustian - What's the difference?

verbose | fustian |

As an adjective verbose

is abounding in words, containing more words than necessary. Long winded, or windy.

As a noun fustian is

a kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff.

verbose

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Abounding in words, containing more words than necessary. Long winded, or windy.
  • (computing) Producing unusually detailed output for diagnostic purposes.
  • * 2001 , Richard Blum, Postfix (page 532)
    • You should use verbose logging sparingly. Turning on verbose logging for every process would result in log files so large they would become useless.

    Synonyms

    * wordy * long-winded * See also

    Antonyms

    * concise * terse

    Related terms

    * verbosity

    Anagrams

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    fustian

    English

    (wikipedia fustian)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff.
  • *
  • A class of cloth including corduroy and velveteen.
  • Pompous, inflated or pretentious writing or speech.
  • * Addison
    • Claudius has run his description into the most wretched fustian .
  • *

    • Usage notes

    * Used in the sense of "pompous" since at least the time of . For this shift of meaning, compare bombast.

    See also

    * (l)