verbiage

noun2

1. •
   Overabundance of words.

   • We're done drafting our paper except for the final check to see whether any verbiage can be reduced.
2. •
   The manner in which something is expressed in words; word choice.

   • In each article of this series, there is a paragraph on nutrition; the verbiage for it was developed by consensus among the section editors, and therefore no elective rewording should be done (by others) in any such paragraph.
   • We're done drafting our paper except for the final verbiage on fire safety, which will be supplied by the safety engineers.