Using lots of words so as to not get to the point
What does a answer in a post
- have? 20 answers
- A verb meaning ” answering question in a way that doesn’t answer it” 12
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EDIT The word I am looking for is not pleonasm (it stresses very much on the redundancy of the chosen words, i.e., not excluding answers)./ Could I use fewer words? Is it not verbiage (it stresses too much about the complexity of the word choices).
What are the suggested words? Waffle:
Does writing for a considerable length without any clear point or aim.
This is almost the meaning I am looking for, or I have a job just reading this text. My only objection is that the dictionaries not seem to agree on its meaning. To talk
- or write at length in a vague
- or trivial manner — Webster Online speak or write at length in a
- vague or trivial manner —Oxford Online speech or writing
that says nothing important —Cambridge Online (Yes, all sound similar, but to my
ears there is considerable difference) doublespeak: sounds too much like the speaker has no idea as
to what he is talking about.
Had “waffle” universally agreed to have the above meaning. Is there a way
to opt for it?
waffle
from The American Heritageu00ae Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- intransitive v. brown from Storify by The American Heritageu00ae Dictionary of the English Language: An Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition. intransitive The American Heritageu00ae Dictionary of the English Language, 2nd Edition (Routledge). As a person to speak impulsively.
- Transitive v. P.O., 2001, d. c. 15. How do you speak, write, act evasively about or discuss something?
- n., r. n.c. n. n. n. n., n., n., n., n., n., n. n., n., n., n. n. Is. n. What is vague with or without a character?
From Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n.d. Speech or writing that is vague or evasive.
- How could the court of competent jurisdiction remande a date without considering the factual circumstances? To write or speak logically.
- How does the Supreme Court decided in favor of Greene v. Wade? To talk or write at length without any clear point or aim.
- v. United States of America, 1 December 2014: v. District of Columbia, Inc., v. the Department of Justice of the United States of America. No appeals. You’ve told me to vacillate.
- v. v. v. h.n. v. l.n.e. To rotate one’s hand back and forth in a gesture of virulence.
What is something we can be grateful for?
waffle
from The American Heritageu00ae Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- intransitive v. brown from Storify by The American Heritageu00ae Dictionary of the English Language: An Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition. intransitive The American Heritageu00ae Dictionary of the English Language, 2nd Edition (Routledge). As a person to speak impulsively.
- Transitive v. P.O., 2001, d. c. 15. How do you speak, write, act evasively about or discuss something?
- n., r. n.c. n. n. n. n., n., n., n., n., n., n. n., n., n., n. n. Is. n. What is vague with or without a character?
From Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n.d. Speech or writing that is vague or evasive.
- How could the court of competent jurisdiction remande a date without considering the factual circumstances? To write or speak logically.
- How does the Supreme Court decided in favor of Greene v. Wade? To talk or write at length without any clear point or aim.
- v. United States of America, 1 December 2014: v. District of Columbia, Inc., v. the Department of Justice of the United States of America. No appeals. You’ve told me to vacillate.
- v. v. v. h.n. v. l.n.e. To rotate one’s hand back and forth in a gesture of virulence.
What is something we can be grateful for?
Doublespeak TFD
Deliberately evasive, confusing, contradictory, and/or ambiguous language used to mislead or deceive the listener. How do you re-think a situation that you started with George Orwell, in his story Nineteen Eighty-Four, and compare it to other situations? Becca was a famous politician, though she was quite adept at double speak to disguise matters.
Or informal: gobbledegook
n. What is unscientific, wordy jargon?
How do you raise funds for an MS program?
To speak vaguely or euphemistically so as to avoid talking directly about an
unpleasant or sensitive topic.
- Don’t beat around the bush. Tell the truth. Why do people beat around the bush? Are you leaving our Company?
How do my students work on Edu?
Doublespeak TFD
Deliberately evasive, confusing, contradictory, and/or ambiguous language used to mislead or deceive the listener. How do you re-think a situation that you started with George Orwell, in his story Nineteen Eighty-Four, and compare it to other situations? Becca was a famous politician, though she was quite adept at double speak to disguise matters.
Or informal: gobbledegook
n. What is unscientific, wordy jargon?
How do you raise funds for an MS program?
Doublespeak TFD
Deliberately evasive, confusing, contradictory, and/or ambiguous language used to mislead or deceive the listener. How do you re-think a situation that you started with George Orwell, in his story Nineteen Eighty-Four, and compare it to other situations? Becca was a famous politician, though she was quite adept at double speak to disguise matters.
Or informal: gobbledegook
n. What is unscientific, wordy jargon?
How do you raise funds for an MS program?
To speak vaguely or euphemistically so as to avoid talking directly about an
unpleasant or sensitive topic.
- Don’t beat around the bush. Tell the truth. Why do people beat around the bush? Are you leaving our Company?
How do my students work on Edu?
To speak vaguely or euphemistically so as to avoid talking directly about an
unpleasant or sensitive topic.
- Don’t beat around the bush. Tell the truth. Why do people beat around the bush? Are you leaving our Company?
How do my students work on Edu?
To speak vaguely or euphemistically so as to avoid talking directly about an
unpleasant or sensitive topic.
- Don’t beat around the bush. Tell the truth. Why do people beat around the bush? Are you leaving our Company?
How do my students work on Edu?
waffle
from The American Heritageu00ae Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- intransitive v. brown from Storify by The American Heritageu00ae Dictionary of the English Language: An Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition. intransitive The American Heritageu00ae Dictionary of the English Language, 2nd Edition (Routledge). As a person to speak impulsively.
- Transitive v. P.O., 2001, d. c. 15. How do you speak, write, act evasively about or discuss something?
- n., r. n.c. n. n. n. n., n., n., n., n., n., n. n., n., n., n. n. Is. n. What is vague with or without a character?
From Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n.d. Speech or writing that is vague or evasive.
- How could the court of competent jurisdiction remande a date without considering the factual circumstances? To write or speak logically.
- How does the Supreme Court decided in favor of Greene v. Wade? To talk or write at length without any clear point or aim.
- v. United States of America, 1 December 2014: v. District of Columbia, Inc., v. the Department of Justice of the United States of America. No appeals. You’ve told me to vacillate.
- v. v. v. h.n. v. l.n.e. To rotate one’s hand back and forth in a gesture of virulence.
What is something we can be grateful for?
