| 单词 | verbose |
| 例句 | His overly verbose answers to questions at town-hall forums and campaign debates seemed only to drive home the point that he belonged on the Senate floor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His account is simple and straightforward; Ovid’s extremely verbose—for instance, he takes a hundred lines to kill the sea serpent. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I pay attention to everything you say. Which is not always easy, considering how verbose you are,” Erin said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Neither of us was what anyone would call verbose, and I didn’t know what there was to say regardless. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z There were always two or three meandering speeches, and all of them seemed written by the same verbose, insincere person. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He is considered, verbose, dapper, charming, mysterious, vain, pretentious, aphoristic, arrogant, refined and absolutely catastrophic. 'I'm an expressionist nihilist at heart': the dark allure of Tom Burke 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Suddenly, the room is even more crowded, as we are joined by a verbose businessman who speaks faster than anybody I’ve ever met. Rio Ferdinand: ‘I used to drink 10 pints then move on to vodka’ 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Even with the most knowing interpreter, his hyper-clever, verbose musings remain cryptic. Review: Karen Oberlin’s ‘His Aim Is True,’ a Tribute to Elvis Costello 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z In his response, he sounded like one of his own verbose characters: “Our darkest days are always followed by our finest hours.” How Donald Trump has blown the White House drama out of the water 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Fury, by comparison, is arch and spiky and seemingly deliberately verbose. Is the Booker a barometer of the best literature? 2010-07-31T23:06:00Z The silence notwithstanding, we’re likely to learn more from and about these characters than we do from some of the more verbose ones we see in the news. ‘Small Mouth Sounds’ Grunts Again 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z In her hands is a paperback copy of Saul Bellow’s “Herzog,” possession of which surely signals, at the very least, a high tolerance for vain, verbose and vulgar Jewish men. | 'Barney?s Version': Maybe a Dinosaur, Just Not Purple 2010-12-02T22:38:00Z A singer, illustrator and professional-grade neurotic, Mr. Lewis plays a jangly and verbose kind of folk-rock that he augments in concert by flipping through portfolios of his drawings. Jeffrey Lewis, Singer and Illustrator 2011-11-22T23:09:54Z The times when that question can be answered in the affirmative have been rare, and even a musically verbose artist like Joanna Newsom can have difficulty pulling off such widescreen aspirations. Justin Timberlake Overreaches on His 20/20 Follow-Up 2013-10-02T09:45:12Z That made her realize “how important it is that the actor is not verbose,” she said, laughing. Renée Zellweger Is Back and Standing Up for Herself 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z For more nuanced thoughts, his best friend and business partner—a verbose genetically modified raccoon—is usually on hand to interpret. “I am Groot”: The secret environmental messaging buried in “Guardians of the Galaxy” 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z A folk musician who accompanies himself on guitar while singing his verbose streams of consciousness, Mr. Phillips’s stage alter ego is a mild-mannered Everyman whose nice-guy persona invites cruel heckling. Review: ‘Punching Henry,’ a Nice Guy Who’s Just Asking for It 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Even with the most knowing interpreter, his hyperclever, verbose musings remain cryptic. Review: Karen Oberlin’s ‘His Aim Is True,’ a Tribute to Elvis Costello 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z The latter part of “12.21” goes south when it takes a turn for the verbose once the codex is translated. Books of The Times: ‘12.21,’ a Novel by Dustin Thomason 2012-08-23T22:20:36Z The dialogue is often hilariously literal-minded and verbose; it is as if all else must be explained so that only the mysteries of God remain. Review: ‘90 Minutes in Heaven,’ Then a Long Road Back 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z But then “Freedom” came out — and God I hated it, with a verbose passion. Why a ‘Peanuts’ Collection Has Stuck With Jeremy Denk, Concert Pianist 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z The argument in a theatre company between verbose display and serious substance has a bête all right, but where's the beauty? La B?te; One-on-One festival; You Me Bum Bum Train 2010-07-10T23:05:00Z As more short-lived, thinly drawn characters accumulate, the movie contorts in unconvincing ways from one verbose, bullet-ridden set piece to the next. ‘Clover’ Review: A Crime Goes Wrong, and You Can Guess the Rest 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z I like invitingly empty pages — no extra decorative frills or verbose doodads. The zen of journaling as you travel 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z How do I turn it into some kind of physical thing without being verbose or giving big speeches to people? "The Outsider": Crafting Stephen King's suburban horror despite a New York state of mind 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z To pretend that any of it made much sense, either on stage or in the verbose program notes, would be to give it too much credit. A confusing but striking ‘Firebird’ comes to life at the Hollywood Bowl 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Beautiful sounds pulsated through the speakers and danced around my teenage bedroom: the teasing guitar riff at the beginning of "Blinded by the Light" followed by the song's dense, verbose lyrics. The inauspicious arrival of Bruce Springsteen 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z The classic headline of two, three or four shock-packed words made even Twitter look verbose. Art Review: ?Warhol: Headlines? at National Gallery of Art - Review 2011-10-20T22:00:37Z He’s almost too quick on his feet, building verbose, structurally complex bits, stand-up’s answer to “Inception.” 5 New Comedy Specials to Remind You of the Old Normal 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z Henry James may have been a famously verbose writer, but he also understood the virtues of restraint in storytelling. Review: Dirty Dancing to Henry James in ‘The Beast in the Jungle’ 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Surprisingly, though, Tennessee was simply fed up with growing up under the shadow of his larger-than-life father and his insufferable, occupational modus operandi of one-way, verbose pontifications. 'Frontier' covers unexpected ground in a refreshing way 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Jennings is fond of most of these characters; she seems to empathize even with such broadly drawn figures as the verbose and confident Jewish girl who talks through braces. ‘Queens Girl’ revisits the 1960s, from puppy love to Civil Rights 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z Tyler, the Creator, is known for his caustic, verbose rapping prowess. What’s on TV Sunday: James Bond and ‘The Jellies’ 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z She tends to be verbose, oddly theatrical, preposterously can-do, the kind of person described as a bit much. Now Playing Nightly on Instagram: Sketch Comedy’s Newest Star 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z By turns evocative and verbose, sympathetic and enigmatic, Ms. Knox says she wants to set “the record straight” in this volume. Books of The Times: Amanda Knox’s Memoir, ‘Waiting to Be Heard’ 2013-04-21T21:44:27Z Which may just be a verbose way of saying that he’s a writer. ‘Mank’ Review: A Rosebud by Any Other Name 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z The words of this elusive but extremely verbose man, prone to long, detail-rich monologue but disinterested in self-reflection, fill the entirety of “The Dream Colony.” The remarkable curator Walter Hopps and the less than perfect book about him, 'The Dream Colony' 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z I'm learning lines all the time because my character is rather verbose. Which sitcom actresses rarely watch their shows? 2010-06-10T04:18:00Z Morose, deaf and monosyllabic, he ought to be a natural foil to his verbose and slippery son. How did Murdoch and company perform on the world stage? 2011-07-20T11:29:00Z He doesn't really say much either, which was interesting for me because I'm a pretty verbose guy. "Red Notice" star Chris Diamantopoulos swears he wasn't trying to break up Jim and Pam 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Hammerstein's lyrics, he writes, could be verbose and nonsensical; Lorenz Hart was "mediocre", Irving Berlin's worldview "banal" and Noël Coward "posturing". Stephen Sondheim: A life in music 2010-12-20T08:00:00Z “He cannot make words be anything other than words,” Ben Metcalf has said of his verbose narrator in “Against the Country.” The Rise of the Nameless Narrator 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z And, like Mascis, Vile offers contrast by way of some sharply verbose guitar leads. Pitchfork in review: Odd Future plays nice 2011-07-18T04:27:00Z Mr. Burnett, 59, is a self-contained, acerbic, existential atheist with an earring, while Mr. Evans, 63, is an outgoing, verbose, practicing Christian with the gray beard of a philosopher. Want to Find Fulfillment at Last? Think Like a Designer 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z “There was this kind of ghost of him just having an opinion on everything between takes because he’s a very verbose, opinionated man.” 'I'm an expressionist nihilist at heart': the dark allure of Tom Burke 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z In reality, Burbank is affable, verbose and articulate. Luke Burbank and ‘Live Wire!’ plug in to the Neptune 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z These are edited excerpts from that verbose conversation. ArtsBeat: Cannes Film Festival: Bruce Dern and Will Forte on ‘Nebraska’ 2013-05-24T16:19:58Z It possesses almost no irony, few verbose monologues, a bare minimum of sharp moves, and a style that is conspicuously drab. ‘The Leftovers’: A biblical event leaves a sorrowful mystery Heyns draws James with an affectionate hand, as quirky and verbose and brilliant as we would wish, equal parts self-involved and kind. Taking dictation from Henry James was a lesson in style — and patience 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z In their free time they tracked down verbose storytellers. Journeys: In Germany, on the Grimm Brothers? Fairy Tale Road 2010-06-24T21:07:00Z A New York Times review said Knox, as an author, was by turns evocative and verbose, sympathetic and enigmatic. Amanda Knox reiterates innocence as memoir is published 2013-04-26T12:46:05Z And others, like “The Dance,” feel verbose and in need of a judicious edit, in sharp contrast to the concise precision of Larkin’s more memorable work. Books of The Times: Philip Larkin?s Complete Poems, Edited by Archie Burnett 2012-04-09T21:28:30Z This new version is a disjointed, verbose mess. ‘The Gambler’ Stars Mark Wahlberg Indulging in a Habit 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z And when people learn I’m a fan of the Mountain Goats — the wildly prolific, verbose and cult-beloved group led by the singer-songwriter-novelist John Darnielle — I am sometimes called upon to be that guide. An Introduction to the Mountain Goats 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z And so to Iraq, though Straw is so amazingly verbose, this conversation has to take place two days later, in his Commons office. Jack Straw: 'I didn't have a nervous breakdown, but I was close to one' 2012-09-29T23:07:05Z Worsening “mental imprecision” was the key, rather than people simply being verbose, however. Long-winded speech could be early sign of Alzheimer's disease, says study 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z As the verbose but helpful title indicates, additional bonus footage of Amazon's hit film will be coming to the streaming platform, packaged as multiple specials. Watch Sacha Baron Cohen flee a "violent situation" in new "Borat" specials coming to Amazon 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z It is “a much more verbose album,” Mr. Droste said, with considerably more care taken on lyrics. Grizzly Bear Takes a New Approach on Its Album ‘Shield’ 2012-09-16T07:23:03Z And what better way to end Scandal than with Olivia exiting the show just as she entered: meticulously dressed, strikingly powerful and playfully verbose. The end of Scandal: in praise of Olivia Pope, TV's most glamorous antihero 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z “I’m very verbose and have a lot of opinions,” said Mr. Krieger, who has been training for almost seven years to be in a volunteer leadership position in the MKP. These Men Are Waiting to Share Some Feelings With You 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z “As you see I’m not so verbose by nature,” Mr. Pitt said, bringing the topic back to the garrulous, deal-making Billy Beane and how the character was in fact quite a stretch. The Oscars: Brad Pitt Discusses ?Moneyball? and ?Tree of Life? 2011-12-30T18:44:10Z Which is a verbose way of revealing that for each test I used: The absolute best way to cook kale, according to so many tests 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z When we first started working on the show, Andrew, Greg and I, we all write these sort of very witty, verbose characters, like sort of all of our characters are like Felicity. Arrow Co-Creator Marc Guggenheim on Tonight's Season 2 Finale 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z O’Neill, the verbose old devil, gets too gabby in the last two acts, over-explaining through the dialogue, with the self-righteous Sara his particular mouthpiece. Review: ‘Touch of the Poet’ is a Powerful Study in Toxic Pride 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z He said I would be a good candidate for psychoanalysis since I am educated and verbose. My shrink is huge! 2013-09-09T00:00:00Z Mostly, NBC gave the fugitive a chance to show ordinary viewers that he isn’t a wild-eyed fanatic or grandiosely verbose; in other words, that he is the anti-Assange. What Brian Williams Should Have Asked Snowden 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Is it true a friend introduced you to Jonathan because you had a similar verbose email-writing style. Lisa Joy on ‘Reminiscence,’ ‘Westworld’ and the Lure of Techno-Noir 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z The verbose quality of this short opera with a long title harkens back to other textually dense pieces, like Ashley’s. A Grand History of Small Operas 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z “There’s a time to be quiet and to not engage in rhetoric, and I just think that she was a bit too . . . verbose.” Outspoken conservative loses job over ‘problematic’ comments 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z But the writer-director Joel Souza soon dissipates the adrenaline rush of this opening into a verbose, hackneyed thriller about a night in the lives of a veteran patrol officer and his trainee. ‘Crown Vic’ Review: A Cop Thriller Abounding in Cliché 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z By the time the theme tune kicked in, the viewing audience was already intrigued by these verbose, candid teens. Cheers for tears! How Dawson's Creek helped teen TV get emotional 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z The book tells the story of a stressed and terrified young speech-writer trying to keep up with the verbose and intellectual foreign minister. Quai d'Orsay's comic-book hero tickles French fancy 2011-01-28T18:38:30Z He carried tank tops inscribed with “Survivor Irma Maria” and a more verbose model listing several hurricane-borne challenges: “long lines, business gone, car gone, curfew, stressed out, no phone service.” The U.S. Virgin Islands clean up for the holidays 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z These are the forbidden, perverse pleasures gestured at in this enjoyably hammy, stagey two-hander from , daring in its verbose and middle-aged way. Cannes 2013: Venus in Fur - first look review 2013-05-25T10:04:14Z And, as with mainstream critics, readers can find the voice they like and trust, be that a straight-talking consumer report or a verbose consideration. Noises off: When critics become trolls 2012-02-09T15:09:38Z Across two tests, including the prime number trials, the June GPT-4 answers were much less verbose than the March ones. Yes, AI Models Can Get Worse over Time 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z He served as Senator Ted Cruz’s chief of staff and in many ways mirrors his former boss’s pugnacious and verbose style. Packing Figures and Charts, Roy Leads G.O.P. Revolt Against Debt Limit Deal 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z ChatGPT uses its vast database to identify related text that it can string together in prose that is grammatically correct, turgid, exceptionally verbose, and devoid of any understanding of the question or its answer. ChatGPT and its ilk are definitely not sentient. Here's why 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z But between the sometimes frustratingly verbose questioning, we did learn a thing or two. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew's Congress showdown: Five key moments 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z He is not verbose, and at times is relentlessly uninteresting, when he talks to the media. Analysis | Shohei Ohtani ascended in March. Imagine what he could do in October. 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z And Murphy is verbose in his encouragement of pitchers when he catches bullpen sessions: “Get it here! Get it here! … Atta boy!” Partnership of Cal Raleigh, Tom Murphy gives Mariners ‘real advantage’ at catcher 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z But his prose often turns verbose and bombastic. Review | Two books capture the messy, monumental life of Ted Kennedy 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z It uses its vast database to identify related text that it can string together in prose that is grammatically correct, turgid, exceptionally verbose, and devoid of any understanding of the question or its answer. ChatGPT and its ilk are definitely not sentient. Here's why 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z While their opinions have not been prolific, the justices’ questioning of lawyers has been robust, with Jackson the most verbose questioner at the court’s arguments, Feldman has found. SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Justices yet to decide any cases 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z The chatbot is still being developed and its creators acknowledge its limitations including using "plausible-sounding but incorrect or nonsensical answers" and being "excessively verbose". Could a chatbot answer Prime Minister's Questions? 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z This verbose and vibrant family has worked hard to achieve their version of the American Dream. The Deep Rewards — and Tangled Legal History — of Living With Extended Family The verbose executive, who is the world's richest person, stood quietly and thought. Musk's advice to younger self: 'Stop and smell the roses' 2022-10-01T04:00:00Z Truss is far less colorful, less verbose than her former backslapping boss — perhaps in a good way. Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as next U.K. prime minister 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z Being overly verbose growing up has been a sort of blessing in disguise as well. Professional AI whisperers have launched a marketplace for DALL-E prompts 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z As Hendrickson wrote, “Whenever I asked Biden about what appeared to be his present-day stuttering, the notably verbose candidate became clipped, or said he didn’t remember, or spun off to somewhere new.” Americans Who Stutter 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z The description should be thorough enough to allow another researcher to repeat the experiment and obtain similar results, but it does not have to be verbose. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The dialogue has been trimmed of throwaway jokes, mentions of offstage characters and verbose responses. A 'Harry Potter' play claimed to be a family affair. After major changes, it finally is 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Chotiner-Gardner: This is a quiet novel, not a loud or verbose “I am here, here is New York” type of novel. The 25 Most Significant New York City Novels From the Last 100 Years 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z Perhaps only the verbose veteran could ditch linguistic efficiency in favor of his trademark tangents and nevertheless leave everyone with a clear picture of exactly what his vision for these Mets looks like. Buck Showalter knows what he wants with the Mets: ‘There’s no magic sprinkle dust’ 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Always verbose and thoughtful in his answers, Dipoto draws a crowd in these gatherings because he likes to talk all the things baseball and won’t stop until every question is asked. Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto mum on CBA, says J.P. Crawford sticking as shortstop 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z “We are hoping that the White House does this as quickly as possible, because the regulations as currently written are confusing and verbose,” said Shannon O’Loughlin, the nonprofit’s CEO and lawyer. Push to return 116,000 Native American remains is long-awaited 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Always verbose and thorough in his answers, Dipoto provided information on a variety of other topics surrounding the Mariners. Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto discusses player vaccination, Evan White’s struggles and injuries 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z When an “autopsy wasn’t a slam dunk,” Dr. Banerjee said, the written cause of death can be “more verbose because it’s taking into consideration many things.” George Floyd’s Cause of Death Is Crucial in Trial. Forensic Pathologists Explain. 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z In a style that was erudite, funny, strange and astoundingly verbose, the blog explored everything from science and medicine to philosophy and politics to the rise of artificial intelligence. Silicon Valley’s Safe Space 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z As its verbose title implies, Croatian director Dalibor Baric’s experimental feature “Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus” is an inscrutable contraption. Review: 'Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus' is better experienced than solved 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z Always verbose and explanatory in his answers, Dipoto took questions on a variety of subjects from the local media for roughly 50 minutes on a video Zoom conference. Extra Innings podcast: Discussing GM Jerry Dipoto’s media session from the Mariners’ Virtual Baseball Bash 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Speaking from the media room at T-Mobile Park, he was typically verbose, answering myriad questions. Mariners playoff contention ‘a possibility,’ but player development remains top priority, GM Jerry Dipoto says 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z More than 90 senators populated the chamber for the debate — guarded by dozens of heavily armed police — and the typically verbose crowd had to keep their remarks to just five minutes. Somber Senate unites to reject election challenges 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Neither Dipoto nor Servais are being quite as decisively verbose about Moore taking it, but it’s clear they want to give him every opportunity to make it his own. The Player Plan: Is Dylan Moore ready to move from utility player to everyday second baseman for the Mariners? 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z Dipoto is verbose and probably more open than any other current general manager in baseball. Mailbag: How do playoff expectations change things for Jerry Dipoto and the Mariners? 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z Some fans thought he was too excited and too verbose, but in a job that fans jump to criticize, Emrick was about as close as a broadcaster can get to being universally beloved. Hockey Broadcaster Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick Retires 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z She writes in a fluid and eloquent style without being verbose. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Thank you for space to breathe. Now back to reality. 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z “It’s very difficult, just by looking at a product or app, to tell whether it’s storing your data safely, or if they’re capturing verbose usage information and such,” he says. Internet-enabled male chastity cage can be remotely locked by hackers 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Biden, a lifelong politician, is verbose and more likely to make emotional connections even with strangers. In VP search, Biden has a known quantity in Susan Rice 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z As long as I’m writing, I’m happy — it doesn’t matter whether it’s a verbose narrative, a bullet-point list or a shoddy drawing. Keeping two journals has made me a better scientist 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z “But now we're expected to derive all our information from verbose but vague stretches of words that are paragraphs long.” Student files complaint claiming College Board AP exams discriminate against blind and deaf students 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z “While the verbose, rhetorical and largely conclusory complaint does manage to plausibly allege a few misrepresentations by defendants, these statements, which are unrelated to fantasy baseball, do not plausibly support plaintiffs’ claims.” Fantasy players' dose of reality: Lawsuit against Astros, Red Sox and MLB dismissed 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z On “Saturday Night Live,” Will Ferrell played the Actors Studio host as verbose, self-involved and prone to making grandiose claims about forgettable careers and praising a guest’s banalities as wisdom. James Lipton, host of ‘Inside the Actors Studio,’ dies at 93 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z Read next: Death Stranding review Unlike the game, the art book isn’t particularly verbose. The haunting art behind Death Stranding’s gear and ghouls 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Schjeldahl, reflecting on forty-six years with his wife, Brooke, writes, “I am so glad we stayed together that, for once in my verbose life, words to express it fail me.” The Mail 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z I hate myself for writing a sentence that verbose. 'I tried a dopamine fast and it kinda sucked' 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z I am so glad we stayed together that, for once in my verbose life, words to express it fail me. The Art of Dying 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Blair, who isn’t known to be verbose off the field, was more succinct. Want to know how Seahawks rookie Marquise Blair hits so hard? Start by looking in Wooster, Ohio. 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Amazon is already ahead of its competitors in terms of making Alexa a little less verbose. Now you can choose how fast Alexa talks on your Amazon Echo 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z “Hollywood” obeys the usual Tarantino structural rules of parallel story lines, opportunistic intersections, long, verbose set pieces and equally windy digressions. Review | Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ is a misty-eyed valentine to La La Land — with just a touch of B-movie gore 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z I hate myself for using words like "verbose". 'I tried a dopamine fast and it kinda sucked' 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z “He was not the most verbose person you ever met,” says son Mark, with Janet pithily adding, thinking back, “he didn’t like to talk about much and he never did talk about much.” Review: ‘Armstrong’ examines the man behind the moon landing 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z The servers, casually dressed, verbose, and amiable, are happy to elaborate, offering many words, before you even order, on the “journey” you’ll be taking. A Tel Aviv Restaurant Brings Bacchanalia and Technique to Hell’s Kitchen 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z In prolonged segments, which are admittedly verbose, Marker’s passionate speakers unspool Mediterranean antiquity with non-reverential insight, controversial enough to get “Owl’s Legacy” banned in the very land it examines for almost two decades. Review: Like its subject, Chris Marker’s ‘The Owl's Legacy’ stands the test of time 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Conversely, Kikuchi was honest and direct, if not verbose, about everything in his answers. Ichiro and Yusei Kikuchi face massive media frenzy in first appearance of Mariners’ Japan trip 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z "The environment is at a turning point. We don't need verbose documents, we need concrete commitments." UN pledges plastic reduction by 2030 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z But Williams had found, in his apprentice work, other ways of being, as he later put it, “flowery and verbose and overwrought.” John Williams and the Canon That Might Have Been 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z But the famously verbose Clinton does dive deep into policy and offers advice on how to appeal to the same economic anxiety that drove some white, working-class voters to side with Trump over his wife. Bill Clinton has 2020 advice; few candidates are seeking it 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z It was the terrible photograph, at behest of his mother, more than all the verbose reporting that had the most impact. Emmett Till’s Murder, and How America Remembers Its Darkest Moments 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z He was a natural: verbose, opinionated, eager to provoke. Why Marlon James Decided to Write an African “Game of Thrones” 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z The app informs users of how their data is handled, the lawsuit acknowledges, albeit buried within verbose and difficult to decipher “Privacy Settings” and “Privacy Policy” sections likely skipped by most users. Los Angeles accuses The Weather Channel app in court of deceptively mining, selling user data 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z One of the show’s verbose wall texts acknowledges the stylistic and historical character of the Gutai group, but being told what to think hardly balances what one is given to see. The Inflation of Abstraction 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Normally verbose, he approached the lectern that night with a disarmingly brief speech that focused on Beverly. Rushern Baker’s stubborn focus helped transform Prince George’s County 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z The Nigerian American former college football standout’s verbose, lyrical style is a throwback, but the intricate, head-spinning beats by his producer, Nell, are from the future, whether wavy, wobbly or weaponized. 4 concerts to catch in the Washington area over the next several days 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z The usually verbose Vitale was among the quietest on the set. Reggie Jackson, Queen Elizabeth, Leslie Nielsen: How 'The Naked Gun' filmed the best baseball scene in movie history - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z At 1,200-plus pages, the bill is verbose, and includes many changes that will directly affect consumers and airlines workers in the next few years. New bill protects flight attendants, empowers law enforcement to shoot down drones 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z The New Jersey resident said he was given negative performance reviews, denied raises and bonuses, deemed too “verbose,” and subjected by a supervisor to the nickname “Johnny” because of his race. Race bias lawsuit against Morgan Stanley sent to private arbitration 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z He’s been open, direct, decisive and very, very verbose. Tear it down? Take a step back? Go for it? Mariners’ offseason plan is less than certain 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z In interviews, Marshall is often jittery and verbose, but in the studio she is remarkably concise. Cat Power’s Past Imbues “Wanderer” with Empathy and Weight 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Where grime is verbose and cathartic, U.K. drill traffics in a cool heartlessness, a sense of menace that wafts and oozes. The Surprising Survival of Grime 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z But after a month of sleaze collecting around the confirmation process for Brett Kavanaugh, Donald Trump's current nominee to the Supreme Court, it appears such verbose, intellectual responses are no longer necessary. Donald Trump’s lechery and Brett Kavanaugh’s dubious history: Misogyny comes out of the shadows 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z The usually verbose artist seemed lost for words when Kimmel asked him why he thought Mr Trump cared about black people, "or any people at all". Kanye West stumped by Trump question 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Ellis III, whose cantankerous, jocular, impatient and verbose presence has shaped each step of the way. Judge is the undisputed center of attention at Paul Manafort's trial 2018-08-06T04:00:00Z The incentives that Kindle Unlimited generates to put out longer and longer books aren’t completely new, either — Charles Dickens’ verbose, meandering prose may reflect the fact that he was paid per installment. How a cabal of romance writers cashed in on Amazon Kindle Unlimited 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z While the Senate is generally more genteel than the larger, more verbose State Assembly, the scene on Thursday caused leaders of both conferences to take swipes at the other. State Senate Grinds to a Halt as Neither Party Can Make a Majority 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z When I made my own humiliatingly verbose and confessional posts, I never imagined the audience to be the few real-life friends who also used the website. The decline of Snapchat and the secret joy of internet ghost towns 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z The famously verbose theologian and philosopher was not a conventional Christian with conventional beliefs. Should Presidents Be ‘Good’ People? 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z After being florid and verbose, Lincoln made it spare and poetic. Opinion | The rhetoric of our era has reached its vile peak 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z But his love is so evident you don't mind his, ahem, verbose ways. Masters 2018: Outside Augusta National before dawn - Golf Digest 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z Can this old-school approach with an embrace of new curriculum work in a culture inhabited and largely dominated by verbose men with well-oiled shticks? Chris Mullin Preaches the Power of One Day at a Time 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z The page is a bit sparse, but McConaughey didn’t need to be verbose and was likely channeling his “all right, all right, all right” brand of coolness. Nick Foles congratulated by full-page newspaper ad from Redskins fan Matthew McConaughey 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z This more verbose, distinctly Canadian version of Howard Beale’s “mad as hell” monologue in Network had an explosive effect. How dangerous is Jordan B Peterson, the rightwing professor who 'hit a hornets' nest'? 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z In his own verbose way, he’s been more than willing to share his general plans about his team and its roster construction, specific to needs and how to fill them. Is Mariners’ starting pitching better than fans fear? Felix Hernandez is the key, GM says 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z Carter Page, Donald Trump’s former foreign policy adviser, accused his British examiners of “anti-Russian bias” after they took the highly unusual step of failing his “verbose” and “vague” PhD thesis, not once but twice. Ex-Trump adviser Carter Page accused academics who twice failed his PhD of bias 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Stapleton isn’t verbose and neither are his lyrics, so it’s no surprise that everyone from Adele to Luke Bryan has recorded his songs. Chris Stapleton’s bold but simple plan: to put music first 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Gone was a verbose commitment “to reimagine commerce in ways that build a more fulfilling and lasting world.” Inside the Revolution at Etsy 2017-11-25T05:00:00Z Did she appear to suppress more than one eye roll at Kessler’s passionate, verbose and desperately searching arguments? Perspective | NFLPA gave Roger Goodell total authority, but should keep fighting his abuse of it 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z Wesley Lowery reports: “At moments, the rally speakers spouted verbose diatribes about a ‘genocide’ they claim is being perpetrated against ‘the white race’ and ‘white Southern culture.’ Analysis | The Daily 202: Ohio Democrats say talking about Mueller’s probe is not the way to win in 2018 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z His “Sermon on Indulgences and Grace,” for example, unlike the verbose discourses of the day, “was a master class in brevity that got straight to the heart of the matter.” How Martin Luther became a publishing smash — and created books as we know them 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z At moments, the rally speakers spouted verbose diatribes about a “genocide” they claim is being perpetrated against “the white race” and “white Southern culture.” ‘White Lives Matter’ organizers cancel second rally after taunts from counterprotesters 2017-10-28T04:00:00Z Wall and Ball shared headlines this week after Ball’s famously verbose father said in an interview that there was no way his son would lose twice in one week. John Wall knows what Lonzo Ball will go through, and how to get through it 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z But the final words in that verbose email from Mr Awute offered some hope: Letter from Africa: Nigeria's praised but unpaid Ebola heroes - BBC News 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Wellerstein: Some people can visualize numbers and sizes very easily from just verbose descriptions. Nuclear Expert Considers Risks of Conflict with North Korea 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z I suppose the fact that nearly everyone is constantly in a state of fighting for survival also limits how verbose they are with their correspondence. Read the love letter Jorah sent Daenerys on Game of Thrones this week 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z But rarely have they been deployed so extravagantly as by the verbose Trump. Opinion | Trump is right. America needs to talk to bad guys — but carefully. 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z There are few professions that allow one to be as verbose as a judge. Does this court judgement make any sense? - BBC News 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Why you should read it: Even by the verbose standards of First Things, this is punishingly long. Burst your bubble: five conservative articles on abortion, guns and Girls 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z It is verbose without being funny, nonsensical without being inventive. I do not like that Dr Seuss | Emma Brockes 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z A judge dismissed the case and excoriated Fastov for abusing the litigation process with numerous verbose filings. Perspective | Auction action: Acrimonious fallout from a 2013 art sale prompts dueling lawsuits 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z This thinly disguised and rather verbose polemic disrupts and, for many, destroys the tone of the book, but the story still has much to offer. Richard Adams: a unique writer whose masterwork made literary history 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Typically, a Reichsbürger will only deluge a bureaucracy with verbose letters studded with obscure citations. Hundreds of Germans are living as if the Reich never ended 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z The new limit may not provide much relief for judges deluged with verbose briefs. Judges Push Brevity in Briefs, and Get a Torrent of Arguments 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z For the simple test above, a passing test in verbose mode produces 253 lines of output. Testing Varnish Using Varnishtest 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z He appreciated the verbose pol’s taste for rhetorical combat, especially his praise of Trump’s candidacy. Donald Trump's Mike Pence Pick Filled With Backstage Drama 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z So the television powerhouse, who is known to write verbose and emotional speech for her characters, said she would express herself with simply with the hashtag #stopshootingus. Shonda Rhimes Is ‘Too Sad’ to Write a Furious Tweet About This Week’s Shootings 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Trump defended the release by saying it “was just a statement that was too verbose.” As its stock collapsed, Trump’s firm gave him huge bonuses and paid for his jet 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z Teens and preteens will likely eat up the dazzling street magic and forgive, or just enjoy, the verbose repartee. Family Filmgoer reviews ‘Now You See Me 2’ and more 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z "I'll often write down notes, but I don't read them," said Tomita, who added that she is sometimes asked to drag out her speeches so the producers can practice playing off verbose winners with music. Oscars 2016: Awards shows are the role of a lifetime for these rehearsal actors 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Justices, unlike politicians, tend not to be flashy, verbose characters, and by strict rule and tradition they spend their time in a place that refuses to permit television cameras. Funeral cements Scalia’s legacy as a larger-than-life conservative force 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z A spectacularly verbose, impressionistic portrait of Jobs as a monomaniacal whiz kid, cruel to his intimates. From ‘Ant-Man’ to ‘War Room,’ Family Filmgoer’s favorite movies of 2015 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z But in recent years they have become particularly verbose, bombarding consumers with any small detail that might enhance the brand. It’s the real thing 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z He said he had been called perverse and verbose, that he had been patronised and had his intelligence insulted. Lynette White: Corruption probe conviction 'not realistic' - BBC News 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z The famously mild-mannered Carson has largely avoided making headlines in the widely watched televised events, often willing to cede the spotlight to more verbose rivals and finding himself overshadowed in policy discussions. For Carson, debates have played limited role in his rise 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z A nineteenth-century commentator called him “an obscure, verbose, inauthentic Epicurean from Cicero’s time.” The Quest to Unlock an Ancient Library 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z I used to be very verbose, with a denser story. Exclusive look at Gilbert Hernandez's extraterrestrial comic 'Twilight Children' 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z The Ohioan is accused of being overly brusque — during the Salem town hall, he repeatedly cut off verbose questioners — but his animated and unscripted style has resonated with voters averse to political doublespeak. Bush and Trump face off in N.H. — and The Donald is winning 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z To the company’s credit, it’s uncharacteristically verbose about its feelings: the review guidelines for its app store open with the admission that “we view Apps different than books or songs”. Why is Apple so embarrassed by games? 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z That can pose an added challenge when translating from laconic languages like English into verbose languages like German. What's the deal with translating Seinfeld 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Patience my friends, let me be verbose and build up to that. Radeon R9 Fury X Review: This Is AMD At Their Best 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z If a picture is worth a thousand words, then our children are incredibly wealthy, or verbose. Snapchat CEO posts strange, low-res video explaining what the hell Snapchat is 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z Artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Chance the Rapper, Run the Jewels, Earl Sweatshirt, and Young Thug are writing challenging, verbose songs, to say nothing of the countless underground rappers who are pushing the genre forward. Wu-Tang and wordplay: have hip-hop lyrics really lost their edge? 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z I’m not nearly as verbose about it in the comic, but it is a point. Author Chuck Palahniuk tells us why it's time to re-open Fight Club 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z The notoriously verbose Rivers was succinct when asked what he’s stressing to his team with its season on the line. Rockets hope to carry momentum in Game 7 against Clippers 2015-05-16T04:00:00Z In his letters, dubbed the “black spider” memos, a reference to his poor penmanship, the prince comes across as worthy, verbose and overly fond of herbal medicine and of the exclamation mark. Letting daylight in upon magic 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z The trouble is not that Leader is verbose. Saul Bellow’s Revenge 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Although he can be verbose, he is eloquent and often passionate, but his answers are punctured with bitterness, not just against the right, but against members of his own party and movement. How Rupert Murdoch built up to Fox News: “It clearly isn’t a free media” 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z The letters were verbose and arcane in much the manner of Pynchon’s fiction. The Last (or at Least Looniest) Newspaper in America 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z “My main job is just to thank people,” the typically verbose Mr. Clinton said in remarks that lasted a few minutes. To Avert Repeat of 2008, Clinton Team Hopes to Keep Bill at His Best 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z But, Frank continued, the notoriously verbose veep “can’t keep his mouth shut or his hands to himself. It’s out of good intentions but I think he has unfortunately diminished people’s perception of his abilities.” “He can’t keep his mouth shut or his hands to himself”: Barney Frank dishes about Joe Biden and more 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z He is certainly less charismatic and verbose than his older brother, but more focused and disciplined. The Cuba Deal: How Raúl Castro Duped Obama 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z As Wilson knew, it’s harder to be concise than verbose. 6 Tips for Writing a Persuasive Speech (On Any Topic) 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z To put this in less verbose terms, Dell's Dell's Alienware Alpha is an affordable gateway to PC gaming in the living room, tied together by an intuitive — if barebones – console-like user interface. Alienware Alpha Review -- A Promising Gateway To PC Gaming 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z The application’s verbose title is ‘Electronic Device Switchable to a User-Interface Interface Unlocked Mode Based Upon a Pattern of Input Motions and Related Methods’ and in it diagrams illustrate unlocks with twists, swipes and shapes. New Apple Patent Hints At Upgraded TouchID Sensor 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z “The entire audience is not represented by the Twitter follower, especially the verbose and noisy Twitter follower,” he said. Show-runners on rise as TV Twitter celebrities 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z "The entire audience is not represented by the Twitter follower, especially the verbose and noisy Twitter follower," he said. Show-runners on rise as TV Twitter celebrities 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z The title track is ostensibly about broken homes, but it’s hard to tell amid the overly verbose lyrical plot line. Review: Justin Townes Earle falls short on new LP 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z But other than talking about his foundation, Lynch wasn’t too verbose. Marshawn Lynch talks to the media, but he'd rather not talk football 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z And what I found what that so much of the information out there intended to help patients was medically verbose and confusing. Yael Cohen: Her Entrepreneurial Journey From FCancer To StandWith 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z Avoid something like this verbose mission statement I found in the closet of a defunct company, tossed no doubt within days of the brainstorming session that created it: Build Your Corporate Culture Through Words: Mission Statements That Aren't Bogus 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z Speak to the Google bot as if it were your grandmother – clear, concise, and to the point but also comprehensive in your information without being verbose. SEO Guide for Forum Owners: Do's and Don'ts 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z The list in favor of developing games on PC instead of consoles is lengthy, and I won’t get too verbose about it here. As Global PC Game Revenue Surpasses Consoles, How Long Should Console Makers Keep Fighting? 2014-04-28T22:53:00Z The government that releasing them would encourage officials to write future briefings that are "excessively detailed" and "verbose". If Kinnock had become prime minister 2014-04-10T12:49:40Z Between all the tech jargon and Robert Downey, Jr.’s snark, the film is probably twice as verbose as it needs to be. The Top 10 Tech Movies of the Millennium 2014-04-03T15:20:35Z According to the commissioner's ruling, the government argued that releasing these documents would result in future ones being more verbose. 'Succinct' briefings are kept secret 2014-02-03T09:56:37Z Not a verbose man, in front of his pictures, Andrei becomes almost chatty. A lost city captured on film 2013-10-04T23:24:24Z And I am verbose, so my imaginary parallel universe is verbose. PAX Problems: Censorship And Sensibility In the Penny Arcade 2013-09-05T14:12:00Z When I put forth the theory that he just didn’t seem comfortable being the center of attention in large crowds, the normally self-assured and verbose ElBaradei actually stammered a bit, seemingly lost for words. The Would-Be Prime Minister: Could ElBaradei Stabilize Egypt? 2013-07-07T05:05:22Z The only conclusion definitively reached was that after Lewis praises God for the umpteenth time after his final NFL game Sunday, we will quoth the verbose Raven nevermore as a player. Harbaughs, football: It was meant to be 2013-02-03T01:46:00Z However I have now encountered a new justification - official briefing papers that apparently cannot be shown to the public because they are too succinct and not verbose enough. 'Succinct' briefings are kept secret 2014-02-03T09:56:37Z The more verbose your test cases, the less likely you will be surprised when that scenario presents itself — and it is not a drill. 5 Tips for CIOs: Plan for Hurricanes, Hackers and Aliens? 2013-01-04T14:41:10Z He did ding Romney on being an out-of-touch rich guy, but it was so hedging and verbose that it barely registered. Obama’s missed opportunity 2012-10-04T15:25:00Z Mr Ryan scorned Mr Obama as a hapless, verbose failure unable to address a simple reality: “We need to stop spending money we don’t have.” The Republican convention: Roused, but wary 2012-08-30T15:01:38Z Next, he posts a pessimistic status update so verbose it could rival The Lord of the Rings. 10 Unwritten Laws of Web Etiquette 2012-08-01T14:35:35Z He has backed the government view that instead they would compose documents that are "excessively detailed" and "verbose". 'Succinct' briefings are kept secret 2014-02-03T09:56:37Z That is one of the more verbose moments in Atkins's elegant, laconic and consequently short book, The Creation. Summer books 2012-07-05T15:50:26.970Z In her essays and diaries, Woolf articulated her motivations for trying a new kind of novel—a novel that did not preoccupy itself with verbose descriptions of the physical, but rather with psychological realism. A Contemplation of Chattering Minds 2012-06-30T19:45:00.230Z For he is not verbose and extravagant, he is taciturn and thrifty; he deliberately uses the mildest instead of the strongest of the adjectives at his disposal. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z Whereupon the verbose undertaker began to thank him. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z Photography is sufficiently facetious in itself, and too versatile in its powers of delineation of scenes and character, to require any verbose effort of mine to make it attractive. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z He was not a verbose, but a conclusive debater. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z It put with irate and verbose extravagance the fact that sometimes Nature, red in tooth and claw, With ravin shrieked against his creed; but it failed to see any but one side of the question. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z That which is ladled into him by a verbose guide soon evaporates or oozes away. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z Regarding their popularity at Venice, enough is related in the verbose and bilious diatribes prefixed by Gozzi to his dramatic works. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z The Bishops' Pastorals were its echo, or were so long-winded and verbose that the simple and noble language of the pronunciamento issued by the newly elected Bishop of Rottenburg was quite a phenomenon. Letters From Rome on the Council 2011-11-25T03:00:11.447Z Usually verbose and outspoken, Beck did not have a lot to say about his time in Miami. John Beck doesn?t remember Miami fondly 2011-11-09T17:44:46Z His diction is elaborate, stately, and in his earlier writings verbose, but always polished, harmonious, and sustained. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z Many went to hear the prairie orator, expecting to be entertained with noisy declamation, extravagant and verbose, and with plenty of amusing stories. Sketch of the life of Abraham Lincoln 2011-10-24T02:00:19.173Z Their records were often a verbose melange, purposely so written, no doubt, to cover their tracks, and to make themselves conspicuous. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z There are lots of people within social networks that produce lots of content, but being verbose does not equal influence. There Are 200 Million People Tweeting: Are You Listening? 2011-10-11T01:22:39Z Mr. Swinburne is a dozen times too verbose; at least one-half of his phrases are what the French call phrases in the air. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z For a verbose, loquacious, honest and available guy, Guillen certainly prompts a lot of reading between the lines, like it’s a game show. Guillen says Sox players quit? Follow the leader 2011-09-15T14:26:00Z These were not statements of knowledge, but verbose confessions of ignorance. Determinism or Free-Will? 2011-09-10T02:00:27.557Z A mechanician from a Hamilton garage was on the scene adjusting a new one under the verbose direction of the owner. Marjorie Dean College Junior 2011-08-27T02:00:22.827Z The awful word 'verbose' has been launched against certain pages of the history by a critic, formidable and friendly—the great Porson. Res Judicat? Papers and Essays 2011-08-24T02:00:18.157Z So, in a state of verbose contrition, was he borne away to his chamber by the sympathetic Blossom, who had a fellow-feeling for the lad that made him wondrous kind. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z The speaker had been making a great and verbose use of his knowledge of his own particular subject, and for a long time Henty had sat and frowned at him. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z He found General Temple the same General Temple—courteous and verbose. Throckmorton 2011-07-25T02:00:15.900Z Twitter's 140-character or less length limit forced the usually verbose candidates to issue talking points that sounded more like campaign slogans. Republican White House hopefuls debate on Twitter 2011-07-20T22:48:28Z Miss Bates, indeed, is verbose, roundabout, and parenthetic; but the widow never deviates into coherence. Dickens English Men of Letters 2011-07-13T02:00:19.017Z The famously verbose seventeenth- century natural philosopher and pioneer of the scientific method argued that technical communication demands detail, not brevity. Researchers tweet technical talk 2011-06-22T17:20:24Z Well, he might talk more these days, but no one will ever accuse the right tackle of being verbose. Hawks welcome their quiet man 2011-05-01T02:12:37Z A recent scientific association sat in silence after a verbose and flippant discussion on protoplasm, when asked by a member what was the difference between living and dead protoplasm? Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science 2011-04-14T02:00:40.453Z But golf may never have seen a group of players as verbose, Internet-extroverted and media savvy as the handful of Europeans charging into the top of the world rankings. On Golf: Europeans? More Open Approach Wins Fans 2011-04-07T01:32:01Z Two cruel and loathsome parodies follow: Wouther the city marshal broke his leg and an Elegy on My Tom Cat, which, it is claimed, are less nonsensical, verbose and inflated than Adonais. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z He is making Mr. Wilson’s mistake of being verbose. Psycho-Phone Messages 2011-03-27T02:00:12.363Z Mr. Wadham, Senior, was an excellent replica of his son, a little fatter, a little rosier and a little more verbose. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z Moreover, extreme and verbose particularity was required in statutes, for judges were loath to admit that the common law was capable of amendment. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z But one may grow verbose and expatiate too much in metre as well: the matter rests entirely with the author. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z She can sum up a character as well in ten lines as all our verbose young men in ten chapters. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z If I were a Ziegfeld scout I assure you I’d be burbling your praises in a ruinously verbose telegram, and the devil take the expense. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z After a crisis of verbose gaiety, they would often lapse into profound silence. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z Hagel, of the Commercial Bank, communicated his directors’ decision as to the maturing notes, with his usual verbose solemnity. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z In the 1980s, few things in the game were as impressive as the verbose O'Grady giving a physically amazing tutorial on the golf swing before an appreciative audience of peers. My Five: Best Ball-Strikers 2010-11-16T05:00:00Z Within minutes, several friends and strangers suggested trying Safe Mode, single-user mode, and verbose mode. Even technologists can have hard luck with hard drive 2010-05-06T05:44:00Z That brought laughter from many Venezuelans, wondering how their famously verbose leader, who speaks near-daily for hours on end, will keep to Twitter's 140-character limit. Hugo Chavez hails successful Twitter debut 2010-04-29T16:12:00Z Yet, for all his seeming reluctance to let boxing or verbose opponents beat him down, he struggles to hide the rage against unfairness. John Ruiz ditches anger management to right a wrong against David Haye 2010-03-31T18:08:00Z Using Botul as a pseudonym, Pagès published a verbose book on Kant in 1999, which was intended to be a playful dig at French intellectuals. 2010-02-11T16:05:00Z His rhetoric offends a taste that can tolerate and applaud verbose banalities, with little trace of redeeming art. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius I typed "reboot" to restart the Mac, and held down Command and V to start verbose mode. Even technologists can have hard luck with hard drive 2010-05-06T05:44:00Z It is true, the narrative was more diffuse, perhaps we should say, verbose; but Cristobal lived in an age of amplification. Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico I can not shake off the fear that in the preceding pages, which concerned my insignificant self, I may have been too verbose. The Romance of the Canoness A Life-History Consequently, he gives us rather a verbose declamation against their philosophy than any clear view of its character. View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 A rather verbose account of the services held for the benefit of the Itzas closes this chapter. History of the Spanish Conquest of Yucatan and of the Itzas Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Hard University. Vol. VII. Goldoni, in particular, called me a verbose word-monger, and kept asserting that the enormous crowds which flocked together to enjoy his plays constituted a convincing proof of their essential merit. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second The style is heavy and involved, loaded with metaphor and bizarre expressions, and verbose to excess. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" It was not necessary for him to be verbose. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes His disposition, morose from birth, breeding, isolation fostered by contact with his kind, is unyielding and selfish, and has been hardened by contempt of the verbose weaklings who have measured themselves against him. Through South Africa His Visit to Rhodesia, the Transvaal, Cape Colony, Natal "Your verbose verdicts will never make the vamp or fill the vacuum," says the more practical M.P. Seeds of Pine His lifeless and verbose conceits soon provoke by their falsity, and fatigue by their ponderousness. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition In his larger poems, he is often diffuse and verbose, and you see more effort than energy. The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 Considered as a trumpet call it was entirely too verbose. The Struggle for Missouri A contemporary of Heine's of no particular importance, a poet of the Romantic School and a verbose literary historian. Atta Troll After a verbose, pious, and pedantic diatribe, Abbot comes to the point. James VI and the Gowrie Mystery Yet aside from their verbose complainings, which served political purpose in giving an air of official vigilance, the authorities did nothing. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times She knew too little of the Clark history to appreciate the significance of Sam's verbose self-defense. Clark's Field I do tend to be verbose, Brunei thought. Subjectivity He could not, indeed, shake off altogether the fetters of the conventional diction current in his day, and his style is often turgid and verbose. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) The statement that Dickens is "out of date," "not read now," or is "too verbose," is by the mark when his work is compared with that of his contemporaries. Dickens' London Cast Coleridge at once aside, as sickly and useless; and Shelley, as shallow and verbose; Byron, until your taste is fully formed, and you are able to discern the magnificence in him from the wrong. The Elements of Drawing In Three Letters to Beginners Let him be, if possible, verbose and argumentative, and inclined to contradict his elders. Punch, or, the London Charivari, Volume 98, March 8, 1890. These plays may often seem verbose and lacking in continuous development and interest. Representative Plays by American Dramatists 1765-1819 I cannot describe the desolation which fell upon us as she opened a little volume and mouthed out the verbose, sentimental foolery which it contained. Monday or Tuesday One day when Little Teacher had given him a verbose definition of the word “pestiferous,” David looked at her comprehendingly. David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West We speak of a chattering monkey or a chattering idiot, a talkative child, a talkative or loquacious woman, a garrulous old man, a verbose writer. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions The intriguer ground his teeth, but from the victor's privilege of verbose taunting he had no redress. The Roof Tree Count Rumford embodied his observations and conclusions in a verbose essay entitled Of the excellent qualities of coffee and the art of making it in the highest perfection, published in London in 1812. All About Coffee As a writer he is far inferior, being pre-eminently verbose, vague, and indefinite. A Handbook of the English Language By reducing therefore the signs of speech, a stimulus would be given to the reserved and a curb imposed upon the verbose. A Romantic Young Lady But in Cecilia the imitation of Johnson, though not always in the best taste, is sometimes eminently happy; and the passages which are so verbose as to be positively offensive are few. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) Moses does not exhibit in his narrative the verbose diction characteristic of pagan literature, where we often find one and the same argument embellished and polished by a variety of colors. Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood The second efflorescence of Jewish poetry brings forth exotic romances, satires, verbose hymns, and humorous narrative poems. Jewish Literature and Other Essays When he gathered this, X. eagerly seconded the proposition, but it took all joy out of it to find that the verbose proprietor insisted upon accompanying them himself to do the honours of the place. From Jungle to Java The Trivial Impressions of a Short Excursion to Netherlands India Its verbose platitudes and pretentious inanities continue to be repeated, furnishing almost as good an antithesis to science and philosophy as Mrs. Eddy and her disciples. Buchanan's Journal of Man, August 1887 Volume 1, Number 7 He is sometimes comic when he wishes to be passionate, and frequently verbose when he wishes to be expressive. A History of Elizabethan Literature At first they patched together an enormous volume, as Faber is known to be a verbose compiler; the book grew by reason of the multitude of its lies and scurrilities. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church The Thousand and One Quarter Hours, or Contes Tartares, have as little of the Tartar as those above mentioned of the Chinese, but if somewhat verbose, they are not wholly devoid of literary quality. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 Cast Coleridge at once aside, as sickly and useless; and Shelley as shallow and verbose; Byron, until your taste is fully formed, and you are able to discern the magnificence in him from the wrong. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing His reply was an unnecessarily verbose, and needlessly forcible negative. The Motor Pirate So far as we could, with the roar of the wind and the propeller, we held a consultation—nothing verbose—in mid-air to determine what would be the best move. Some Naval Yarns They are largely attempts to explain and to moralize upon Yorick’s emotions,—a verbose, childish, witless commentary. Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century These papers are tiresome to read—the constitution of many a nation or a state is far less verbose. The Tapestry Book His style is unhesitating, his diction is flowing, smooth, without being searching or verbose! The Writer, Volume VI, April 1892. A Monthly Magazine to Interest and Help All Literary Workers The verbose Marmot, wordless; the listless Slaughter, dominant. Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush Now this is an admirably clear and terse statement of an argument which is often presented in so verbose a manner that its real nature is, to a considerable extent, disguised. Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative To prevent disappointment, I shall report my harangue with verbose accuracy. Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. Rather verbose that anecdote; but, pardon something to the memories of olden times. The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The State's Attorney was equally verbose in his apology; he was almost in tears because of his "deep contrition at having cast aspersions on the spotless character of so great a man." The Penal Cluster So Mrs. Beecot wrote in her verbose style, and with some errors of grammar. The Opal Serpent Peace! answer not verbose a man like him. The Odyssey of Homer Fully three-quarters of the entire number of publications proceeded from the prolific Mather stock, and of course bore the pompous, verbose, Mather traits of authorship. Customs and Fashions in Old New England Johnson's way of saying this is pompous and rather absurd; but it is not verbose. Dr. Johnson and His Circle An average Southern negro, for example, affected with indigestion, might derive some therapeutic advantage from snail diet, but would be more likely to be benefited by the mental stimulus afforded by the verbose formula. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery There is a verbose preface, but no note or comment, though some such aid is now and then a little wanted. The Life of Friedrich Schiller Comprehending an Examination of His Works The Spaniards, with their verbose solemnity, particularly bored him. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation Thus the tick-tock of the great city grown stern and audible, grown verbose and insistent, speaks aloud in the courts. Erik Dorn Then a reaction came and it was generally denounced as pompous, empty and verbose. Dr. Johnson and His Circle Besides approving the avoidance of verbose commentary and exposition, critics and translators are always on their guard against the employment of over many words in translation. Early Theories of Translation It is true that as Johnson says, "whatever be done the poet is always great": but greatness of style often struggles in vain against the incongruity of a verbose and argumentative Deity. Milton In style they are verbose and heavy and very frequently polemical. The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield O'Mally, verbose as ever, did all the talking and vending of news. The Lure of the Mask His writing, though very unequal, and sometimes exceedingly verbose and amateurish in point of style, was almost always direct and easy to understand. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion Hereupon follows a solemn promise, couched in the most impressive words, that the traitor shall be punished; which will make all the more noticeable the utter defeat which verbose royalty soon afterward suffers. A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Very hot and yet a little shaky was Jack as he followed; but Mr. Gifford was not a verbose man. Crowded Out o' Crofield or, The Boy who made his Way They had imagined her timid; she proved herself bold, verbose, violent. The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories As an author, therefore, he is sententious; as a conversationist, loose and verbose;—or the reverse of this may be true. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 Indeed, judged by Anglo-Saxon habit, they would be termed grandiloquent and verbose. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development I can laugh now at the impossible metres, the grandiose phrases, the verbose repetitions of my poem. The Promised Land Simplicity and brevity have been aimed at, the main idea being that whatever is bulky or verbose is a hindrance rather than a help when actually engaged in the observation of the heavens. A Field Book of the Stars His style was formal, cumbrous, extremely verbose, without sparkle and without fire. Historical and Political Essays He had the commonplace figure of a verbose orator: bold eye, protruding lips, as enlarged by the abuse of words. Ten Tales They could no longer be deceived by the verbose platitudes of politicians about foreign intervention or strategic purposes, and they saw the stars and stripes approaching on every hand. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis "It's all one needs, and perhaps as good as those more complicated and more verbose." The Mask A Story of Love and Adventure Simplicity and brevity have been aimed at, the main idea being that whatever is bulky or verbose is a hindrance rather than a help when one is engaged in the observation of the heavens. A Field Book of the Stars But she seems to have had the cleverness to observe that in one respect the literature of Port Royal, as it expressed itself before "Les Provinciales," had the fault of being verbose and redundant. Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France Yet the act of reflexion was not suspended; he found himself rejoicing that she was so weak in argument, so inevitably verbose. The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II) He wrote a great many editorials, somewhat ponderous and verbose, for the Washington Union, and the elaborate statements on executive matters made by the correspondents who enjoyed his favor were often dictated by him. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis A verbose and turgid message has come over from Capri. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 If there was anything doing I should become as verbose again as ever. Letters from France "I gather that you want to hire Lydia as a nurse for the children," Dundee interrupted the fond father's verbose explanations. Murder at Bridge But it may be said, in their defence, that the method of verbose composition was not without some appearance of utility. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology Both are clever, and eminently respectable in their private relations, and both are verbose, unpractical, and wanting in plain common sense. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris Unusually eloquent and verbose was the sermon that day, for not only was the preacher aware that bright eyes looked upon his deeds, but he saw his enemies in the front of the battle. Sword and Gown A Novel And I'm not speaking for or against Eight Hours: I'm only discounting some verbose nonsense. Post-Prandial Philosophy It is evident to me that Gray meant by this to stigmatise the diction of Joseph Warton, which is jejune, verbose, and poor. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters Whatever he utters, be it in science, or life, is more mature, more well-weighed, more pithy, more consecrated than most of what his verbose age has uttered. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology I encourage you to forgive the verbose style that suggests authors were paid by the word. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States The German explanations were so verbose and ostensibly so sincere as to be received without the slightest cavil. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben Every word which the emperor had uttered merely proved his disappointment, and that a great hesitation had again taken possession of his mind; for in him success was less communicative, and decision less verbose. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 Her soul of energy and action was inspired with secret contempt for the tedious and verbose debates which led to nothing. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution There had dawned on him, duskily and half-seen, the unfitness of little proprieties and verbose frills while he went to war across the roofs with this woman of passion. The Second Class Passenger Fifteen Stories The prayers, too, are long, verbose, and full of repetitions. History Of Ancient Civilization I don't waste time in words, like you two, my verbose friends. The Tree of Appomattox Undesirable qualities are the diffuse, verbose, redundant, inflated, prolix, ambiguous, feeble, monotonous, loose, slip-shod, dry, flowery, pedantic, pompous, rhetorical, grandiloquent, artificial, formal, ornate, halting, ponderous, ungrammatical, vague, and obscure. Talks on Talking His eloquence, which had been dry, verbose, and dialectic, now became more elegant and more imposing. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution Can you not name among your associates and friends those whose explanations are lucid, concise, direct, unconfusing, and others whose attempts at exposition are jumbled, verbose, unenlightening? Public Speaking Intense feeling is not so verbose in the north. Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence This is followed by a statement of the arguments for the prosecution and for the defence, consisting of a number of verbose paragraphs, each beginning, “considering that,” &c. Rome in 1860 It has been my point every where to be as little verbose as possible, though; at the same time, my constant determination not to sacrifice my author's full meaning to an affected brevity. The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper "No doubt a sudden impulse of senescent kleptomania," said the superintendent, sagely, when he had noted down for transference to headquarters Madame Dépine's verbose and vociferous description of the traits and garments of the runagate. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes James was a verbose and ornate declaimer; Philip was a close, cogent reasoner, without any attempt at elegance or display. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest Patten felt his prestige taking unto itself new wings and immediately grew more wisely verbose than ever. The Bells of San Juan A few late introductions, coming straight from the Latin, retained the Latin stress, as 'morose', 'verbose'. Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin The same may be said of the Constantinopolitan liturgy, commonly attributed to S. Chrysostom, of that of the Armenian church, and of the florid and verbose composition in use among the Nestorians of Mesopotamia. The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome We are too often and too justly accused of deficiency in cultivated taste, which unfortunately makes trashy poems, and verbose and weakly-written prose, more acceptable to the majority than works produced by highly-educated minds. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 Curious how India seems to affect eminent orators, making them for the time pointless, dull, and above all, verbose. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, April 9, 1892 In the third, the book is extremely likely, in the taking of these pains and even without them, to become intolerably lengthy and verbose. The English Novel Above swung figured placards, with museum and lyceum advertisements, too verbose to be misconstrued. 1001 Questions and Answers on Orthography and Reading I begged for further items, but Pete seemed to feel that he had been already verbose. Somewhere in Red Gap They are often laboured and obscure, diffuse and verbose. Rudolph Eucken : a philosophy of life I daresay it was a pretty piece of vituperation, but probably, like his poems, intolerably verbose. The Magician So pleaded, and to yet greater length, the verbose but earnest advocate. St George's Cross In spite of the wearisome explanations of Dr. Faber, who is lucid but verbose, there is a fascination about the book which compels us to go forward. The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance I enclose a verbose cutting from the New People to that effect; and it is echoed everywhere. Lord of the World The most exhaustive details of the affair had not, perhaps, been laboriously collected as yet, but luckily Mrs. Heth was not the sort that requires a mass of verbose testimony and dull statistics. V. V.'s Eyes He is very verbose, and his mannerisms are provoking. Chapters on Jewish Literature There are also other writings reported to be his, verbose and of great length. The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History Associated word: librettist. wordy, a. diffuse, prolix, verbose, redundant, pleonastic. Putnam's Word Book His style, though diffuse, is never verbose or overloaded, but beautifully expressive; 'tis English, too, though he was an accomplished linguist, and wrote much and well in. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume I It is I think well-known that avoidance of technical terms has often rendered philosophical works unduly verbose, and liable to misinterpretation. A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 And so now, she complacently handed this verbose message to the clerk, who—thoroughly well-trained—understood it was to be charged on her father's perfectly staggering monthly bill. The Air Trust "There are realities that if words are used to describe them people will sic the men in white coats with their strait jackets on the verbose culprit." Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America His book is wonderfully ill-printed, and, though he had some curious reading, his style was cumbrous, jocular, and verbose. Cock Lane and Common-Sense Surely the young man very much magnified his office, was in manner exaggerated, in matter aggressive and verbose? Deadham Hard I could not help wondering how the verbose and pompous major had paraphrased and condensed that inchoate mass of biography and reminiscence into an orderly account for his wife and niece. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 The verbose positiveness of the doctor did not permit any doubt whatever…. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel There are exceptions to this statement, it is true, and she is sometimes turgid and dry, again gaudy and verbose. George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings & Philosophy That, no doubt, is why I have been so verbose, but my one prayer for the last thirty years has been that that corporate reparation may be made within my own lifetime. Dawn of All They are so verbose, awkward, irregular, and deficient, that the pupil must be either a dull boy or utterly ignorant of grammar, if he cannot express the facts extemporaneously in better English. The Grammar of English Grammars Now, it is not in the least a question of whether we happen to like this quality or that: Mr. Shaw, I rather fancy, would dislike such verbose compromise more than downright plotting. The Crimes of England Before sailing, Ferragut wished to have his beard clipped by this verbose master. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel His poetry was verbose fustian, and his prose a maze of far-fetched expressions and perplexed phrases. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook Why should he be so ardent in desiring grave and verbose writers? Heretics "A loose and verbose manner never fails to create disgust." The Grammar of English Grammars Connotes a system so verbose, inflexible, and determinedly simple-minded that it is nearly unusable. The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 The woman who had charge of the gowns, a verbose old wife, on a familiar footing with the illustrious lawyers, had rudely made known their opinions. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel What he had to say was confused, halting, and verbose; but Philip knew the words which served as the text of his rambling discourse. Of Human Bondage But I thought that was perhaps no more than a natural reserve accentuated by the verbose frankness of her husband. Moon and Sixpence I must confess," she continued, "that if I had known how many classics there are in English literature, and how verbose the best of them contrive to be, I should never have undertaken the work. The Voyage Out On the rumor of its conception this work was eagerly bid for among publishers, but as it proved after his death to be immoderately verbose and overpoweringly dull, it never obtained even a private printing. The Beautiful and Damned She was verbose and frank in the relation of her far-distant experiences, but the memory of the more recent ones enshrouded her in a restless and frightened reserve. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel He did not waste much time in questioning the verbose Brobson. The Lovels of Arden However verbose I may be in my description of her feelings, I can never describe a tithe of her thoughts or her sufferings. Lady Audley's Secret It is as clear and fluent, and not so verbose. Latin Literature Which is a mistake; for as the world progresses it grows more verbose, and for one moment of action, there are in men's lives to-day a million words. The Isle of Unrest They often fell asleep and were fiercely awakened by the tithingman, and often they could not have understood the verbose and grandiose language of the preacher. Sabbath in Puritan New England It was the natural expression of two minds that were too great to be verbose or to monkey with social, conversational flapdoodle. Remarks The style is heavy and verbose, although upon it Southey has founded much of his beautiful poem of "Roderic, the last of the Goths." Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities All this rather long and verbose article was written solely with the object of self-display. The Possessed (The Devils) To some he appears as a verbose dilettante totally unable to put two ideas logically together, while others look up to him as a teacher of the profoundest truths. Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama And she spat out more curses, and shook her fist in impotent but verbose rage. Blindfolded In verbose monologues, he combats the superstitions and fanaticism of the orthodox. The Renascence of Hebrew Literature (1743-1885) Where he writes more easily he is diffuse and even verbose. The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius A winter letter may be long, verbose and full of interesting information; the farmer will read it carefully. Business Correspondence But one of the defects of the listening habit is perhaps to make them too rhetorical, too verbose. Roving East and Roving West Kerensky was, from all accounts, a perfect representative of this class, verbose and useless so far as practical reconstructive work was concerned. With the "Die-Hards" in Siberia His gestures and movements, elegant though they were, had nothing theatrical about them, and his oratory, though quick and fluent, was neither redundant nor verbose.' The Gracchi Marius and Sulla Epochs of Ancient History The argument with the Indians was long and verbose and the offerings of money and goods were made more and more generous. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of Peru I must implore your pardon," the man continued, humbly enough, "I am afraid our calling, however, is apt to make us a trifle verbose. My Strangest Case On the whole, considering the celerity wherewith the poem was finished, I was astonished at the unfrequency of weak lines, I had expected to find it verbose. The Best Letters of Charles Lamb This, not to be too verbose, he simply likens to being "in a tub." Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 32, November 5, 1870 But he could make or invent exceptions, as in the uncomplaining and kindly usher of the verbose Cleishbotham. Old Mortality, Volume 1. The counsel were not over clever, but sufficiently verbose, and full enough of 'instances,' both ancient and modern. Canada and the States Still more distinct, and among Smollett's personages a more novel figure, is the Captain's nephew, the dapper, verbose, tender-hearted lawyer, Tom Clarke. The Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves The Republican party nominated a verbose, pushful, self-glorifying young man, who, by a combination of fortuitous circumstances, later attained the position of President of the United States. Great Fortunes from Railroads Most of it was verbose and much of it was worthless as criticism. Definitions: Essays in Contemporary Criticism Her clothes she unceremoniously turned over to Janet to dry, leaving that practical soul verbose with disgust. Little Miss By-The-Day We hear styles condemned as verbose or involved. The Philosophy of Style But in "Cecilia" the imitation of Johnson, though not always in the best taste, is sometimes eminently happy; and the passages which are so verbose as to be positively offensive, are few. The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 1 There is much justice in the observation that Burke is often verbose, yet such paragraphs as this prove how well he knew to condense and prune his expression. Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America She was verbose; but the lawyer had listened with the most perfect patience and unflagging attention to every word she had uttered. A Siren I will endeavour not to be more verbose than the occasion requires.' The Beetle But no, it was only a verbose war, which portended nothing more than a noisy clamor. How I Found Livingstone; travels, adventures, and discoveres in Central Africa, including an account of four months' residence with Dr. Livingstone, by Henry M. Stanley They are immeasurably verbose, not to mention the blunders of the first copyist. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 Eastern politicians and Eastern intellectuals often hang themselves by their own verbose Gordic knots, having stumbled through a minefield of logical fallacies and endured self inflicted inconsistencies. After the Rain : how the West lost the East Thus, chancing to open Shelley, he found with surprise that the poet of his adolescence not merely left him cold, but seemed verbose and tedious. Our Friend the Charlatan These "dull and verbose dampers to enthusiasm" Haydn made his constant companions, in default of a living instructor, and, like Longfellow's "great men," toiled upwards in the night, while less industrious mortals snored. Haydn Connotes a system so verbose, inflexible, and determinedly simple-minded that it is nearly unusable. The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 Of course I shall not go and print his version; you might like his concise way better than my verbose; and I'm not here to hold up any man's coat-tails. White Lies His colleague was silent, having just before privately received a severe lecture about his emetic, so that this good Canivet, so arrogant and so verbose at the time of the clubfoot, was to-day very modest. Madame Bovary But in Cecilia the imitation of Johnson, though not always in the best taste, is sometimes eminently happy; and the passages which are so verbose as to be positively offensive, are few. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 The original, for instance, is long, and verbose, is headed "A Pocket-Book Lost!" and requires the treasure, when found, to be left at No. 1 Tom Street. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 A weak, verbose, and flabby language used by card wallopers to do boring mindless things on dinosaur mainframes. The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 But Cicero, rather than Apuleius, was Augustine’s ideal; that verbose and sonorous eloquence captivated him, as it did the early scholars when learning revived. Adventures Among Books Wharton's predictions are much less verbose than Lilly's, much more explicit, and, incidentally, much more incorrect in this particular instance. A History of Science — Volume 2 Levin smiled joyfully; he was struck by this transition from the confused, verbose discussion with Pestsov and his brother to this laconic, clear, almost wordless communication of the most complex ideas. Anna Karenina We object, however, to the whole verbose description of the manner in which the partitions are shifted, to accommodate the movements of the person concealed. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 One unfortunate beggar was perched aloft on the above-mentioned spar, where his position, like the main-yard of Marryatt's verbose carpenter was "precarious and not at all permanent." The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales The astronomer seemed pleased with the proposal, and at once commenced a verbose and somewhat circumlocutory address, of which the following summary presents the main features. Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space He strode down the stairs with tingling pulses, and drove to the House, where his speech, a little florid in its rhetoric, and verbose as became the man, was nevertheless a great success. The Malefactor "I will restrain my much too verbose tongue." Kai Lung's Golden Hours The persecutors denied that there was any particular gift in Mr. Chadband's piling verbose flights of stairs, one upon another, after this fashion. Bleak House |
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