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First Known Use of long-winded
1578
long-winded Synonyms
Synonyms
circuitous, circumlocutory, diffuse, garrulous, prolix, rambling, verbose, windy, wordy;
Related Words
chatty, communicative, conversational, gabby, loquacious, talkative, talky, voluble;
redundant, repetitious, tautological, tautologous;
embellished, embroidered, exaggerated;
bombastic, gaseous, gassy, grandiloquent, highfalutin (also hifalutin);
LONG-WINDED Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of long-winded for English Language Learners
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: using too many words in speaking or writing
LONG-WINDED Defined for Kids
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