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)
- 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] Synonyms
- garrulous
- See also Wikisaurus:verbose
