Besides approving the avoidance of verbose commentary and exposition, critics and translators are always on their guard against the employment of over many words in translation.
"Early Theories of Translation"
Flora Ross Amos
But one may grow verbose and expatiate too much in metre as well: the matter rests entirely with the author.
"The Literature of Ecstasy"
Albert Mordell
He is making Mr. Wilson's mistake of being verbose.
"Psycho-Phone Messages"
Francis Grierson