long-winded
/ˈlɔŋˌwɪndəd/
long-winded adjective: tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose.
Adjective
long-winded (comparative more long-winded, superlative most long-winded)
- Tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose.
- He launched into a long-winded discussion of the relative merits of asphalt and concrete.
- But which analysis is the right one? Well, as in any serious field of research, the consequences of making different assumptions about a particular phenomenon are often so complex and far-reaching that the full implications of the decision to adopt one analysis rather than another are not always...1988, Andrew Radford, chapter 8, in Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 403
- Synonyms:
- garrulous
- Antonyms:
- short-winded, laconic, taciturn
long-winded meaning in Malayalam
long-winded in Malayalam
- lengthy, verbose, wordy
- മടുപ്പു ജനിപ്പിക്കുന്ന തരത്തിൽ നീളമുള്ള, വളച്ചുകെട്ടിപ്പറയുന്ന, വാചാലമായ, ശബ്ദബഹുലമായ, ശബ്ദാഡംബരമുള്ള, ദീർഘമായ
Synonyms of long-winded
Antonyms
Forms of long-winded
| comparative | more long-winded |
|---|---|
| superlative | most long-winded |
| alternative form | longwinded |
Origin of long-winded
From long + winded.
Words formed from long-winded
Questions about long-winded
- What does long-winded mean?
- Long-winded means tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose.
- What is long-winded in Malayalam?
- Long-winded in Malayalam is മടുപ്പു ജനിപ്പിക്കുന്ന തരത്തിൽ നീളമുള്ള, വളച്ചുകെട്ടിപ്പറയുന്ന, വാചാലമായ. See Long-winded meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is long-winded?
- Long-winded is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce long-winded?
- Long-winded is pronounced /ˈlɔŋˌwɪndəd/.
Words near long-winded in the dictionary
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