long-winded

long–wind·ed

adj \ˌlȯŋ-ˈwin-dəd, ˈlȯŋ-ˌwin-\

Definition of LONG-WINDED

1

: tediously long in speaking or writing

2

: not easily subject to loss of breath

— long–wind·ed·ly adverb

— long–wind·ed·ness noun

First Known Use of LONG-WINDED

1589

Related to LONG-WINDED

Synonyms: circuitous, circumlocutory, diffuse, garrulous, logorrheic, long-winded, pleonastic, prolix, rambling, verbose, windy

Antonyms: compact, concise, crisp, pithy, succinct, terse

Related Words: chatty, communicative, conversational, gabby, loquacious, talkative, talky, voluble; periphrastic; redundant, repetitious, tautological, tautologous; embellished, embroidered, exaggerated; bombastic, gaseous, gassy, grandiloquent, highfalutin (also hifalutin)

Near Antonyms: brief, short; aphoristic, epigrammatic, sententious; compendious, summary; abbreviated, abridged, condensed, shortened; abrupt, blunt, brusque (also brusk), curt, laconic, snippy

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