long-winded
Americanadjective
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talking or writing at tedious length.
long-winded after-dinner speakers.
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continued to a tedious length in speech or writing.
another of his long-winded election speeches.
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able to breathe deeply; not tiring easily.
adjective
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tiresomely long
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capable of energetic activity without becoming short of breath
Other Word Forms
- long-windedly adverb
- long-windedness noun
Etymology
Origin of long-winded
First recorded in 1580–90
Example Sentences
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What has gotten out of hand is this litany of long-winded toasts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
There was long-winded indulgence and lovely itty-bitty works, over in a flash but suggestive of a full and lovely life, like that of an insect.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025
But the schemes they need to access to get it can be long-winded and complicated.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2025
Smith said on his podcast Friday, after the Bill Clinton strategist went on a long-winded rant about the sportscaster on his own podcast.
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2025
Greater shape and clarity, of course, was what the fledgling record industry preferred to long-winded periods of virtuoso meandering.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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