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The Laudably Long List of Words for the Word Wordy

From “pleonastic” to “logorrheic,” there are many words for the word “wordy”

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There are some words in the English language without substitutes. Even the biggest word-lovers among us would have a hard time finding direct synonyms for words like “nostalgia,” “velleity,” “serendipity,” and “petrichor.” Many scientific words, such as “stalagmite,” “stalactite,” and “photosynthesis,”…

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