- palaverous
- pa·lav·er·ous
English syllables. 2014.
palaverous
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palaverous — adjective verbose or wordy See Also: palaver … Wiktionary
palaverous — v(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: palaver (I) + ous : full of or given to palaver : wordy, verbose … Useful english dictionary
palaver — palaverer, palaverist, n. palaverment, n. palaverous, adj. /peuh lav euhr, lah veuhr/, n., v, palavered, palavering. n. 1. a conference or discussion. 2. a long parley, esp. one between primitive natives and European traders, explorers, colonial… … Universalium
diffuse — [adj1] spread out broadcast, catholic, circulated, diluted, dispersed, disseminated, distributed, expanded, extended, general, prevalent, propagated, radiated, scattered, separated, strewn, thin, unconcentrated, universal, widespread; concepts… … New thesaurus
long-winded — [adj] wordy bombastic, chatty*, gabby*, garrulous, loquacious, palaverous, prolix, rambling, talkative, verbose, voluble; concept 267 … New thesaurus
redundant — [adj] excessive; repetitious bombastic, de trop*, diffuse, extra, extravagant, inessential, inordinate, iterating, long winded*, loquacious, oratorical, padded*, palaverous, periphrastic, pleonastic, prolix, reiterating, spare, supererogatory,… … New thesaurus
verbose — [adj] wordy, long winded bombastic, circumlocutory, diffuse, flowery, full of air*, fustian, gabby*, garrulous, grandiloquent, involved, loquacious, magniloquent, palaverous, periphrastic, pleonastic, prolix, redundant, repeating, repetitious,… … New thesaurus
windy — [adj1] breezy airy, blowing, blowy, blustering, blustery, boisterous, brisk, drafty, fresh, gusty, raw, squally, stormy, tempestuous, wild, windswept; concept 525 Ant. calm windy [adj2] talkative; boastful bombastic, diffuse, empty, garrulous,… … New thesaurus
wordy — [adj] talkative bombastic, chatty*, diffuse, discursive, flatulent, gabby*, garrulous, inflated, lengthy, long winded, loquacious, palaverous, pleonastic, prolix, rambling, redundant, rhetorical, tedious, turgid, verbose, voluble, windy*; concept … New thesaurus
