verbage vs verbiage :

verbage vs verbiage

verbage or verbiage

Verbage is not a correct word and as such should be avoided.

Verbiage is the appropriate word that means excessive and of fine detail. It relates to the overabundance of words.

"The verbiage contained in my colleague's paper is intriguing, to say the least."


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Definitions
  verbiage
  • n  overabundance of words
  • n  the manner in which something is expressed in words
    use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton
News & Articles
  verbage
  • Former Cabell magistrate to replace Verbage-Spence
    A former Cabell County magistrate will return to the courthouse to replace Patty Verbage-Spence, who resigned from her magistrate position last month due to health issues.
    June 7, 2013 - The Huntington Herald-Dispatch
  verbiage
  • Morning photo: Eyecandy III
    Technicolor … FRISCO —Every now and then I get to post a short set of images that don’t really need a lot of verbiage …        
    June 13, 2013 - Summit County Citizens Voice
  • Gothic Milwaukee: 10 great buildings
    One could expend a lot of verbiage on Gothic churches here, so to make sure this list of 10 great Gothic buildings in Milwaukee doesn't become a list of 10 Gothic churches in Milwaukee, I've limited myself to one house of worship. You may or may not agree about these buildings being the best examples of Gothic architecture in Milwaukee but you can't deny they are all landmarks and lovely ones at ...
    June 9, 2013 - OnMilwaukee.com
  • Gothic Milwaukee: 10 great buildings
    One could expend a lot of verbiage on Gothic churches here, so to make sure this list of 10 great Gothic buildings in Milwaukee doesn't become a list of 10 Gothic churches in Milwaukee, I've limited myself to one house of worship. You may or may not agree about these buildings being the best examples of Gothic architecture in Milwaukee but you can't deny they are all landmarks and lovely ones at ...
    June 9, 2013 - OnMilwaukee.com