perissology

noun
/pɛ.ɹɪˈsɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/

Etymology

From Latin perissologia, from Ancient Greek περισσός (perissós, “odd, uneven”) + Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía). By surface analysis, perisso- + logy or periss- + -ology.

  1. derived from περισσός
  2. derived from perissologia

Definitions

  1. Superfluity of words

    Superfluity of words; verbosity; long-windedness.

The neighborhood

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