Verbose vs Verbiage - What's the difference?
verbose | verbiage |
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)
Overabundance of words
(US) The manner in which something is expressed in words;
As an adjective verbose
is abounding in words, containing more words than necessary. Long winded, or windy.As a noun verbiage is
overabundance of words.verbose
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- 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 alsoAntonyms
* concise * terseAnagrams
* * ----verbiage
English
Noun
(en noun)- use concise military verbiage – Usage note: because of the pejorative connotation of the primary definition of "verbiage" it is preferred to use "diction," "phrasing," etc. to describe the manner in which something is expressed in words.