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long-winded
[ lawng-win-did, long- ]
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.
long-winded
adjective
- tiresomely long
- capable of energetic activity without becoming short of breath
Derived Forms
- ˌlong-ˈwindedness, noun
- ˌlong-ˈwindedly, adverb
Other Words From
- long-winded·ly adverb
- long-winded·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of long-winded1
Example Sentences
His many publications and his emails to me are long-winded, occasionally exaggerated, and sometimes hard to follow.
What do you call a long-winded member of Congress whose opinions infuriate you?
That quote may expose Obama as long-winded, but we knew that.
The downside: Santorum is a long-winded campaigner who gets tangled in talk of subcommittees and amendments.
Basically, 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.
His novels were terribly long-winded, but there are generations which find such a quality to their taste.
And this he did, though of course not at top speed, the pumas not being a race of long-winded runners like the wolves.
The bully-ragging, long-winded collection letter has no place in self-respecting business.
His Despatches, passionately long-winded, are exceedingly stiff reading to the like of us.
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