verbosity; wordiness; long-windedness
Describes speech or writing that is unnecessarily long and tedious. Often used in critical or stylistic contexts.
His explanation is verbose, making it hard to grasp the main point.
This novel has many long-winded descriptions and is tiring to read.
Standard kanji spelling; no common kana-only variant.
Compound of 冗 (redundant, useless) and 漫 (rambling, aimless). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys excessive, meandering expression.