long-winded

[lawng-win-did, long-]

adjective

1. talking or writing at tedious length.

   long-winded after-dinner speakers.

2. continued to a tedious length in speech or writing.

   another of his long-winded election speeches.

3. able to breathe deeply; not tiring easily.

long-winded

adjective

1. tiresomely long

2. capable of energetic activity without becoming short of breath

Other Word Forms

• long-windedly adverb
• long-windedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of long-winded¹

First recorded in 1580–90

Related Words

• chatty 
• loquacious 
• rambling