long-winded

[lawng-win-did, long-]

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adjective

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.

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Origin of long-winded

First recorded in 1580–90

Related formslong-wind·ed·ly, adverblong-wind·ed·ness, noun

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Afraid of starting his friend on some long-winded discourse on ancient church worthies, the squire interrupted him.
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The colonel is long-winded, but then I expect he's lonesome.
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British Dictionary definitions for long-winded

long-winded

adjective

tiresomely long

capable of energetic activity without becoming short of breath

Derived Formslong-windedly, adverblong-windedness, noun

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Word Origin and History for long-winded

long-winded

adj.

also longwinded, 1580s, "given to lengthy speeches," from long (adj.) + wind (n.) in the secondary Middle English sense "breath in speaking" (early 14c.).

long-winded

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long-winded

adjective

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