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long-winded
01
(of text, writing, or speech) using too many words, making it long and hard to follow
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most long-winded
Comparative
more long-winded
gradable
domain
communication, style, evaluation
Examples
His long-winded explanations made the meeting drag on for hours.
02
describing a person who speaks or writes in a way that is overly detailed, repetitive, or unnecessarily lengthy
Old Use
Examples
The speaker was long-winded, taking over an hour to make a simple point.
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