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