long-winded

[ lawng-win-did, long- ]

adjective

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.

3. able to breathe deeply; not tiring easily.

long-winded

adjective

1. tiresomely long
2. capable of energetic activity without becoming short of breath

Derived Forms

• ˌlong-ˈwindedness, noun
• ˌlong-ˈwindedly, adverb

Other Words From

• long-winded·ly adverb
• long-winded·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of long-winded¹

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

His many publications and his emails to me are long-winded, occasionally exaggerated, and sometimes hard to follow.

From The Daily Beast

What do you call a long-winded member of Congress whose opinions infuriate you?

From The Daily Beast

That quote may expose Obama as long-winded, but we knew that.

From The Daily Beast

The downside: Santorum is a long-winded campaigner who gets tangled in talk of subcommittees and amendments.

From The Daily Beast

Basically, Khrushchev was his usual blustering long-winded self and there was no way that David could stop him.

From The Daily Beast

A minister cannot control long-winded gentlemen, and when gentlemen are very long-winded there must be delay.

From Project Gutenberg

His novels were terribly long-winded, but there are generations which find such a quality to their taste.

From Project Gutenberg

And this he did, though of course not at top speed, the pumas not being a race of long-winded runners like the wolves.

From Project Gutenberg

The bully-ragging, long-winded collection letter has no place in self-respecting business.

From Project Gutenberg

His Despatches, passionately long-winded, are exceedingly stiff reading to the like of us.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• chatty
• loquacious
• rambling