Noun: verbiage vur-bee-ij
- The manner in which something is expressed in words
"use concise military verbiage";
- wording, diction, phrasing, phraseology, choice of words, wordage
- Overabundance of words
"The report was full of unnecessary verbiage that obscured its main points";
- verbalism
Derived forms: verbiages
Type of: expression, formulation, verboseness, verbosity
Encyclopedia: Verbiage