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

Back then, everyone knew what bearer bonds were, so you didn’t have to go into a long-winded explanation for why people wanted to steal them.

From Salon

Trump wrote in a long-winded post to Truth Social, going on to praise himself for pardoning Bush-era criminal and Iraq War champion Scooter Libby before labeling himself as the “Peace President.”

From Salon

Biden may have been long-winded and boring, but Trump was all those things while also sounding objectively weird.

From Salon

Maybe I underestimate voters’ appetite for long-winded incoherence.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite the long-winded delivery of all his greatest hits going back to 2016, he's definitely lost a step.

From Salon

Related Words

• chatty
• loquacious
• rambling