long-winded

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Figurative, from long + winded

[edit] Adjective

long-winded (comparative more long-winded, superlative most long-winded)

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.

[edit] Derived terms

• long-windedly

[edit] Synonyms

• garrulous
• See also Wikisaurus:verbose

[edit] Antonyms

• laconic, taciturn

[edit] Translations