Long-winded

English

Etymology

Figurative, from long + winded

Adjective

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Positive Long-winded

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1. Tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose.

   He launched into a long-winded discussion of the relative merits of asphalt and concrete.

Synonyms

• garrulous
• See also Wikisaurus:verbose

Antonyms

• laconic, taciturn

Derived terms

• long-windedly

Translations

tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose

Czech: rozvláčný cs(cs) German: langatmig de(de)

Hungarian: hosszúlélegzetű hu(hu), terjengős hu(hu)

vi:long-winded zh:long-winded