LONG-WINDED


Meaning of LONG-WINDED in English

ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective

1. : having the capacity to take a long sustaining breath : not easily subject to loss of breath

men of endurance, deep-chested, long-winded, tough — R.W.Emerson

2.

a. : tediously long in speaking or writing

the most long-winded master of modern letters — Time

b. : long-drawn-out , tedious

it begins with “in short” and proceeds to be long-winded — A.T.Quiller-Couch

• long-wind·ed·ly adverb

• long-wind·ed·ness noun -es

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.