Possible Clues:

• Over lengthy and technical speech
• Excessively lengthy speech
• Use of excessive words
• Too old to go topless, half of bits tucked away — too much said?
• Too many words, essentially adverbial, become dated
• Limit restricting endless tendency for waffly language
• For example, grade one conciseness mostly set back by prolixity
• Part of speech on one period of history is waffle
• Excessive words
• Wording