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Wordy vs Lengthy - What's the difference?

wordy | lengthy |

As adjectives the difference between wordy and lengthy

is that wordy is using an excessive number of words while lengthy is having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension.

wordy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Using an excessive number of words.
    • The story was long and very wordy .

    Synonyms

    * verbose * pleonastic * sesquipedalian * See also * See also

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    lengthy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension.
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=Jluy 19 , author=Ella Davies , title=Sticks insects survive one million years without sex , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=They traced the ancient lineages of two species to reveal the insects' lengthy history of asexual reproduction. }}
    a lengthy text
    a lengthy discussion
    a laborious and lengthy process
    She died last night after a lengthy illness.
    They received lengthy prison terms.

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