English → Latin
“verbose” in Latin
verbōsuswordy, verbose, prolixcōpiōsuscopious, plentiful, abundant; prolific; eloquentplēnusfull; filled; complete; full of; plump; bulky
The English word verbose itself goes back to Latin verbum, through verbōsus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
verbose
verbosus: verbis abundans (Cic., in a good sense): copiosus: plenus (copious; opposed to jejunus).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for verbose?
- The usual Latin words for “verbose” are verbōsus, cōpiōsus, plēnus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.