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adjective long-wind·ed \ ˌlȯŋ-ˈwin-dəd , ˈlȯŋ-ˌwin- \

Definition of long-winded

1 :tediously long in speaking or writing

2 :not easily subject to loss of breath

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long-windedly

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long-windedness

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First Known Use of long-winded

1578

long-winded Synonyms

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

LONG-WINDED Defined for English Language Learners

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Definition of long-winded for English Language Learners

: using too many words in speaking or writing

LONG-WINDED Defined for Kids

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adjective long-wind·ed \ ˈlȯŋ-ˈwin-dəd \

Definition of long-winded for Students

:using or having too many words

a long-winded explanation

a long-winded speaker

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