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Definition of long-winded in English Turkish dictionary
- sözü bitmez
- sözü çok uzatan
- kabak tadı veren
- lafı uzatan
- uzun soluklu (yazı vb)
- nefesini uzun süre tutan
- longwinded
- sözü bitmez
- longwinded
- uzun ve sıkıcı
- longwinded
- uzun ve sıkıcı, sözü bitmez, kabak tadı veren
- long winded
- lafı uzatan
- long winded
- sözü çok uzatan
- longwinded
- sözü uzatan
- longwinded
- kabak tadı veren
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English - English
Definition of long-winded in English English dictionary
- Tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose
He launched into a long-winded discussion of the relative merits of asphalt and concrete.
- using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes
- disapproval If you describe something that is written or said as long-winded, you are critical of it because it is longer than necessary. The manifesto is long-winded, repetitious and often ambiguous or poorly drafted I hope I'm not being too long-winded
- verbose, wordy, using more words than necessary (in speaking and/or writing)
- longiloquent
- long-windedly
- In a long-winded manner; in a fashion employing more lengthy phrasing, utilizing extraneous words, making use of superfluous verbiage, applying more grandiose verbal construction, etc., than is strictly required, necessary, or desirable, in order to convey the essential nature of the communication
- longwinded
- {a} having good breath, tedious, slow
- long wind
- patience, not annoyed easily
- longwinded
- Long- breathed; hence, tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; as, a long-winded talker
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long-winded
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