A tedious, long-winded harangue. --South.
[1913 Webster]
2. using or containing too many words; as, long-winded (or
windy) speakers.
Syn: tedious, verbose, windy, wordy. [WordNet 1.5] -- {Long"-wind"ed*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
long windedness — index prolixity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
long-windedness — long wind·ed·ness … English syllables
long-windedness — noun see long winded … New Collegiate Dictionary
long-windedness — See long windedly. * * * … Universalium
long-windedness — noun The use of more words than are necessary for clarity or precision; verbosity, prolixity. See Also: long winded … Wiktionary
long-windedness — noun boring verbosity • Syn: ↑prolixity, ↑prolixness, ↑windiness, ↑wordiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑long winded, ↑windy (for: ↑windines … Useful english dictionary
long-windedness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Words or the use of words in excess of those needed for clarity or precision: diffuseness, diffusion, pleonasm, prolixity, redundancy, verbiage, verboseness, verbosity, windiness, word age, wordiness. See EXCESS, STYLE … English dictionary for students
long-winded — long windedly, adv. long windedness, n. /lawng win did, long /, adj. 1. talking or writing at tedious length: long winded after dinner speakers. 2. continued to a tedious length in speech or writing: another of his long winded election speeches.… … Universalium
long-winded — [lôŋ′win′did] adj. 1. capable of considerable exertion without getting out of breath 2. a) speaking or writing at great, often tiresome length b) tiresomely long: said of a speech, writing, etc. long windedly adv. long windedness n … English World dictionary
long-winded — adjective Date: 1589 1. tediously long in speaking or writing 2. not easily subject to loss of breath • long windedly adverb • long windedness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
