Pronunciation (UK) IPA (key): /vəˈbəʊs/ (US) IPA (key): /vɚˈboʊs/ Audio (UK)(file) Hyphenation: verb‧ose Adjective Positive verbose Comparative more verbose Superlative most verbose If something is verbose, it contains or uses more words than necessary.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.Remove ads