expatiatory

expatiatory

The professor gave an expatiatory lecture on the topic.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Tending to speak or write at length: "expatiatory" describes something that involves or promotes lengthy, detailed, or expansive discussion or writing about a subject, often to the point of being verbose or digressive.
Usage Examples
  • (His lengthy, detailed talk about the topic was excessively long.)
  • (The writer's tendency to expand on every detail made the story harder to follow.)
  • (She provided a long, exhaustive narrative.)
Advanced Usage

  • "expatiatory remarks": comments that go into excessive detail or deviate from the main point.

    • The politician's expatiatory remarks on the budget lost the audience's attention. (His verbose comments strayed from the core issue.)

  • "expatiatory tone": a manner of speaking that is prone to digression and elaboration.

    • The professor's expatiatory tone made the lecture feel like a rambling monologue. (His style of speaking was full of unnecessary expansions.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Expatiate (verb): to speak or write at length or in detail.

    • He would expatiate on his theories for hours. (He would discuss them in great depth.)

  • Expatiation (noun): the act of speaking or writing at length.

    • The expatiation on the topic was tiresome to the audience. (The lengthy discussion was wearying.)

  • Expatiatory (adjective): as defined above.

Synonyms
  • Verbose: using more words than needed; wordy.
  • Prolix: tending to speak or write at excessive length.
  • Digressive: straying from the main subject.
  • Discursive: covering a wide range of subjects without depth.
Related Idioms

  • To go on at length: to speak or write in a very detailed or prolonged manner.

    • She went on at length about her garden, describing each plant. (She spoke for a long time about it.)

  • To beat around the bush: to avoid speaking directly or to speak in a roundabout way (often with excessive detail).

    • Stop beating around the bush and just tell me what happened. (Stop being indirect or verbose.)
Phrasal Verbs
  • Expatiate on/upon: to speak or write extensively about a topic.
    • The speaker expatiated upon the benefits of meditation. (He discussed it in great detail.)