Logorrheic and Periphrastic

Logorrheic

Logorrheic adjective - Using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea.
Usage example: his blog entries generally begin as focused and succinct arguments but too often devolve into logorrheic screeds

Periphrastic and logorrheic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Periphrastic" instead an adjective "Logorrheic".

Periphrastic

Periphrastic adjective - Roundabout and unnecessarily wordy.
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Logorrheic and periphrastic are semantically related. You can use "Logorrheic" instead an adjective "Periphrastic".
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