long-winded
talking or writing at tedious length: long-winded after-dinner speakers.
continued to a tedious length in speech or writing: another of his long-winded election speeches.
able to breathe deeply; not tiring easily.
Origin of long-winded
1Other words from long-winded
- long-wind·ed·ly, adverb
- long-wind·ed·ness, noun
Words Nearby long-winded
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How to use long-winded in a sentence
His many publications and his emails to me are long-winded, occasionally exaggerated, and sometimes hard to follow.
The $1-Billion-a-Year Right-Wing Conspiracy You Haven’t Heard Of | Jay Michaelson | September 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat do you call a long-winded member of Congress whose opinions infuriate you?
A Lexical Life Raft for the Government Shutdown | Liesl Schillinger | October 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThat quote may expose Obama as long-winded, but we knew that.
Stunning News! Democratic President Obama Believes in Redistribution | David Frum | September 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe downside: Santorum is a long-winded campaigner who gets tangled in talk of subcommittees and amendments.
Mitt Romney’s Dilemma: Picking a Running Mate if He’s the GOP Nominee | Howard Kurtz | January 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBasically, Khrushchev was his usual blustering long-winded self and there was no way that David could stop him.
A minister cannot control long-winded gentlemen, and when gentlemen are very long-winded there must be delay.
The Prime Minister | Anthony TrollopeHis novels were terribly long-winded, but there are generations which find such a quality to their taste.
The English Stage | Augustin FilonAnd this he did, though of course not at top speed, the pumas not being a race of long-winded runners like the wolves.
Kings in Exile | Sir Charles George Douglas RobertsThe bully-ragging, long-winded collection letter has no place in self-respecting business.
How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) | Mary Owens CrowtherHis Despatches, passionately long-winded, are exceedingly stiff reading to the like of us.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIII. (of XXI.) | Thomas Carlyle
British Dictionary definitions for long-winded
tiresomely long
capable of energetic activity without becoming short of breath
Derived forms of long-winded
- long-windedly, adverb
- long-windedness, noun
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