long-winded
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5.8
- adjective
- /ˈlɔːŋˌwɪndɪd/
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verboso
- We're all put off at parties when a long-winded bore corners us.
- long-winded speech
And so that was a long winded response to your question.
- And so that was a long winded response to your question.
- So that's my very long winded answer to that question.
- That's sort of my long winded answer to your question.
- And Shelley Long gives this long winded sort of farewell to the troops.
- Still, I'm a bit more long winded now, so I think old men get like that.
- But within these seemingly meandering and long winded texts, there are so many gems.
- So there is a little bit of an update and it's kind of long winded.
- So now Hegel says in a fairly long winded way, we're going to study this in a bit more depth.
- And I gave this crazy, crazy long winded proof where it had like this like nested chain of modules.
- But that's, that's a long winded answer to your question.
- But Maul, I knew Maul was going to be long winded when he was on.
- The point of this long winded introduction here is thank you.
- And back to you Joe, that's a long winded thing.
Examples
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His long-winded explanation made the meeting feel twice as long.
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The point of this long winded introduction here is thank you.
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And so that was a long winded response to your question.
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So that might have been a long winded way to explain it, but you did great.
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OK, fine, I guess I can be a little long-winded at times.
Academic text (2016) -
There are few things in life worse than a long-winded lawyer.
Fiction book (1995) -
I figured he had not found my long-winded speech too annoying.
Fiction book (2001) -
Anyway, a long winded way of saying I have always struggled with this idea of courage.
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So that's my very long winded answer to that question.
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Bill Harding is the most long-winded man I have ever known in my life.
Synonyms
109
3.5
Lasting a long time and making people bored
33
5.5
Long confused speech or writing that is hard to follow
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3.7
Using more words than needed makes the meaning hard to understand
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7.1
Using more words than needed in speech or writing
7
6.8
Using more words than needed when speaking or writing
1
5.0
Said slowly with sounds made longer
1
9.5
Using too many words so it is hard to follow
To use more words than needed in speech or writing to say something simple
Using more words than needed to say what you mean in a roundabout way
Talking a lot quickly and without stopping
Using more words than needed, often repeating the same idea
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Etymology
Long-winded is made of long meaning 'long in time' and winded from 'wind' meaning 'breath', like when you are 'out of breath' after running. That's why long-winded describes someone who talks so much they seem to need many breaths or simply uses too many words.