long-winded
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long-winded
- /ˈlɔŋˌwɪndəd/
Where it comes from
From long + winded.
adjective more long-winded · most long-winded · longwinded
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Tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose.
He launched into a long-winded discussion of the relative merits of asphalt and concrete.
Similar: garrulous · Opposite: short-winded, laconic, taciturn
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adj tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose
| Español | prolijo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 冗長な jōchō na |
| 中文 | 羅唆 /罗唆 luósuō, 冗長 /冗长 rǒngcháng, 絮叨 |
| Português | prolixo |
| Français | verbeux, prolixe |
| Deutsch | langatmig |
| Italiano | prolisso |
| Ελληνικά | απεραντολόγος aperantológos |
| Română | interminabil, tărăgănat, prolix |
| Русский | многосло́вный mnogoslóvnyj, многоречи́вый mnogorečívyj |
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