Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - wordy

 adjective  (wordier; -est)  Date: 12th century  1. using or containing many and usually too many words  2. of or relating to words ; verbal  • wordily adverb  • wordiness noun Synonyms:  ~, verbose, prolix, diffuse mean using more words than necessary to express thought. ~ may also imply loquaciousness or garrulity a ~ speech. verbose suggests a resulting dullness, obscurity, or lack of incisiveness or precision the verbose position papers. prolix suggests unreasonable and tedious dwelling on details habitually transformed brief anecdotes into prolix sagas. diffuse stresses lack of compactness and pointedness of style diffuse memoirs that are so many shaggy-dog stories.