To extend over a wide area

• strew

  1. To spread here and there; scatter or distribute:
  2. To distribute something over (an area or surface):
  3. To be or become dispersed over (a surface):

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  1. To spread here and there; scatter or distribute:
  2. To distribute something over (an area or surface):
  3. To be or become dispersed over (a surface):

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• spread

  1. To open to a fuller extent or width; stretch:
  2. To make wider the gap between; move farther apart:
  3. To distribute over a surface in a layer:

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  1. To open to a fuller extent or width; stretch:
  2. To make wider the gap between; move farther apart:
  3. To distribute over a surface in a layer:

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• scatter

  1. To cause to separate and go in different directions:
  2. To distribute loosely; strew:
  3. To be strewn over or across:

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  1. To cause to separate and go in different directions:
  2. To distribute loosely; strew:
  3. To be strewn over or across:

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• radiate

  1. To send out rays or waves.
  2. To issue or emerge in rays or waves:
  3. To extend in straight lines from or toward a center; diverge or converge like rays:

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  1. To send out rays or waves.
  2. To issue or emerge in rays or waves:
  3. To extend in straight lines from or toward a center; diverge or converge like rays:

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• distribute

  1. To divide and dispense in portions.
  2. To supply (goods) to retailers.
  3. To deliver or pass out:

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  1. To divide and dispense in portions.
  2. To supply (goods) to retailers.
  3. To deliver or pass out:

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• disseminate

  1. To scatter widely, as in sowing seed.
  2. To spread abroad; promulgate:
  3. To become diffused; spread.

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  1. To scatter widely, as in sowing seed.
  2. To spread abroad; promulgate:
  3. To become diffused; spread.

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• disperse

  1. To drive off or scatter in different directions:
  2. To strew or distribute widely:
  3. To cause to attenuate and disappear:

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  1. To drive off or scatter in different directions:
  2. To strew or distribute widely:
  3. To cause to attenuate and disappear:

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• circulate

  1. To move in or flow through a circle or circuit:
  2. To move around, as from person to person or place to place:
  3. To move about or flow freely, as air.

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  1. To move in or flow through a circle or circuit:
  2. To move around, as from person to person or place to place:
  3. To move about or flow freely, as air.

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Using or containing an excessive number of words

• wordy

  1. Relating to or consisting of words; verbal.
  2. Tending to use, using, or expressed in more words than are necessary to convey meaning.

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  1. Relating to or consisting of words; verbal.
  2. Tending to use, using, or expressed in more words than are necessary to convey meaning.

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• verbose

  1. Using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words; wordy.

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  1. Using or containing a great and usually an excessive number of words; wordy.

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• redundant

  1. Exceeding what is necessary or natural; superfluous.
  2. Needlessly wordy or repetitive in expression:
  3. Of or relating to linguistic redundancy.

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  1. Exceeding what is necessary or natural; superfluous.
  2. Needlessly wordy or repetitive in expression:
  3. Of or relating to linguistic redundancy.

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• prolix

  1. Tediously prolonged; wordy:
  2. Tending to speak or write at excessive length.

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  1. Tediously prolonged; wordy:
  2. Tending to speak or write at excessive length.

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• pleonastic

  1. Of, or relating to pleonasm.
  2. Using an excessive number of words; especially using different words having the same meaning.

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  1. Of, or relating to pleonasm.
  2. Using an excessive number of words; especially using different words having the same meaning.

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• periphrastic

  1. Having the nature of or characterized by periphrasis.
  2. Constructed by using an auxiliary word rather than an inflected form; for example, of father is the periphrastic possessive case of father but father's is the inflected possessive case, and did say is the periphrastic past tense of say but said is the inflected past tense.

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  1. Having the nature of or characterized by periphrasis.
  2. Constructed by using an auxiliary word rather than an inflected form; for example, of father is the periphrastic possessive case of father but father's is the inflected possessive case, and did say is the periphrastic past tense of say but said is the inflected past tense.

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• long-winded

  1. Wearisomely verbose:
  2. Able to maintain breathing power during exertion:

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  1. Wearisomely verbose:
  2. Able to maintain breathing power during exertion:

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Widely separated

• diluted

  1. simple past tense and past participle of dilute
  2. That has had something added in order to dilute it.

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  1. simple past tense and past participle of dilute
  2. That has had something added in order to dilute it.

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• thin

  1. Relatively small in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension:
  2. Not great in diameter or cross section; fine:
  3. Having little bodily flesh or fat; lean or slender.

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  1. Relatively small in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension:
  2. Not great in diameter or cross section; fine:
  3. Having little bodily flesh or fat; lean or slender.

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• dispersed

  1. simple past tense and past participle of disperse

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  1. simple past tense and past participle of disperse

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Rambling and dull

• wordy

  1. Relating to or consisting of words; verbal.
  2. Tending to use, using, or expressed in more words than are necessary to convey meaning.

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  1. Relating to or consisting of words; verbal.
  2. Tending to use, using, or expressed in more words than are necessary to convey meaning.

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• prolix

  1. Tediously prolonged; wordy:
  2. Tending to speak or write at excessive length.

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  1. Tediously prolonged; wordy:
  2. Tending to speak or write at excessive length.

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• discursive

  1. Covering a wide field of subjects; rambling.
  2. Proceeding to a conclusion through reason rather than intuition.

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  1. Covering a wide field of subjects; rambling.
  2. Proceeding to a conclusion through reason rather than intuition.

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