C1 adjective フォーマル

oververbery

/ˌoʊvərˈvɜːrbəri/

Describes language, writing, or speech that is excessively wordy or redundant to the point of being tedious. It refers to the habit of using more words than necessary, often obscuring the intended message with unnecessary fluff.

例文

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1

I told him to keep the instructions simple, but he delivered an oververbery manual that confused everyone.

I told him to keep the instructions simple, but he delivered an oververbery manual that confused everyone.

2

The legal counsel was criticized for an oververbery defense that failed to address the core allegations directly.

The legal counsel was criticized for an oververbery defense that failed to address the core allegations directly.

3

Cut the oververbery talk and just tell me if you're coming to the party or not.

Cut the oververbery talk and just tell me if you're coming to the party or not.

語族

名詞
oververberiness
Verb
oververb
副詞
oververberily
形容詞
oververbery
関連
oververbosity
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覚え方のコツ

Visualize a 'verb factory' (ery) that is 'over' (excessively) producing words. An 'over-verb-ery' text is a factory of too many verbs.

クイックテスト

The editor suggested that the author trim the ______ introduction to get to the main point faster.

正解!

正解は: oververbery

例文

1

I told him to keep the instructions simple, but he delivered an oververbery manual that confused everyone.

everyday

I told him to keep the instructions simple, but he delivered an oververbery manual that confused everyone.

2

The legal counsel was criticized for an oververbery defense that failed to address the core allegations directly.

formal

The legal counsel was criticized for an oververbery defense that failed to address the core allegations directly.

3

Cut the oververbery talk and just tell me if you're coming to the party or not.

informal

Cut the oververbery talk and just tell me if you're coming to the party or not.

4

The peer review noted that the dissertation was oververbery, suggesting that the author prioritize clarity over complexity.

academic

The peer review noted that the dissertation was oververbery, suggesting that the author prioritize clarity over complexity.

5

Our brand identity is minimalist, so we must avoid oververbery marketing copy at all costs.

business

Our brand identity is minimalist, so we must avoid oververbery marketing copy at all costs.

語族

名詞
oververberiness
Verb
oververb
副詞
oververberily
形容詞
oververbery
関連
oververbosity

よく使う組み合わせ

oververbery prose oververbery prose
highly oververbery highly oververbery
oververbery style oververbery style
tendency toward oververbery tendency toward oververbery
avoid oververbery language avoid oververbery language

よく使うフレーズ

lost in oververbery

lost in oververbery

the heights of oververbery

the heights of oververbery

riddled with oververbery

riddled with oververbery

よく混同される語

oververbery vs overbearing

Overbearing describes a domineering or bossy personality, whereas oververbery refers specifically to excessive wordiness.

oververbery vs verbiage

Verbiage is a noun meaning the excess of words, while oververbery is the adjective describing the quality of that excess.

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使い方のコツ

Use this word primarily in formal or academic critiques to describe writing that lacks brevity. It carries a negative connotation, implying that the speaker is being unnecessarily difficult to understand.

⚠️

よくある間違い

Learners often use this as a noun because of the '-ery' suffix; remember it functions as an adjective like 'slippery' or 'flowery'.

💡

覚え方のコツ

Visualize a 'verb factory' (ery) that is 'over' (excessively) producing words. An 'over-verb-ery' text is a factory of too many verbs.

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語源

A modern construction combining the prefix 'over-' (excessive), 'verb' (from Latin verbum, meaning word), and the suffix '-ery' (characterizing a quality or state).

文法パターン

Attributive adjective (e.g., oververbery speech) Predicative adjective (e.g., the report was oververbery) Comparative: more oververbery; Superlative: most oververbery
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文化的な背景

In Anglo-American business culture, oververbery communication is often viewed as a sign of inefficiency or an attempt to hide a lack of substance.

クイックテスト

The editor suggested that the author trim the ______ introduction to get to the main point faster.

正解!

正解は: oververbery

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obanthropion

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multimemful

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unacuhood

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