Dictionary

long-winded en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈlɔŋˌwɪndəd/
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Etymology

From long + winded.

Meanings

1. Tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose.
   • He launched into a long-winded discussion of the relative merits of asphalt and concrete.
   • But which analysis is the right one? Well, as in any serious field of research, the consequences of making different assumptions about a particular phenomenon are often so complex and far-reaching that the full implications of the decision to adopt one analysis rather than another are not always immediately apparent. Thatʼs a rather long-winded way of saying that itʼs not always obvious what the right answer is! 1988, Andrew Radford, chapter 8, in Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 403:

Forms

Antonyms

taciturn · laconic · short-winded

Deriveds

long-windedness · long-windedly

Synonyms

garrulous

Translations (34)

fr verbeux (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · hu terjengős (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · pl przegadany (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · ca prolix (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · ru многосло́вный (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · oc prolix (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · ja 冗長な (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · fi pitkäpiimäinen (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · io prolixa (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · hu hosszú lélegzetű (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · ru многоречи́вый (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · cmn 羅唆 /罗唆 (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · ro tărăgănat (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · fi pitkäveteinen (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · ga fadálach (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · cmn 絮叨 (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · cmn 冗長 /冗长 (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · it prolisso (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · es prolijo (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · mi autaki (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · lt daugžodiškas (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · cs rozvláčný (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · sv långrandig (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · ga fadchainteach (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · nl langdradig (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · yue 長氣 /长气 (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · nn langtekkjeleg (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · pt prolixo (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · de langatmig (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · ro interminabil (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · fr prolixe (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · el απεραντολόγος (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · fi pitkällinen (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) · ro prolix (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose)