Tedious lengthiness of spoken or written matter; long-windedness, wordiness. Occasionally in more neutral sense: lengthiness or elaborateness of…

tediousness.

Diffuseness of speech, writing, or language; expansive or discursive nature or style; prolixity, verbosity. Now rare.

The quality or condition of being diffuse, esp. in speech or literary style.

Wearisomeness on account of long continuance; tiresome lengthiness, prolixity; also, wearisomeness in general; irksomeness, troublesomeness; trouble…

Lengthiness or prolixity (of speech or writing). Obsolete.

The fact or quality of being long, esp. in relation to physical size or the passage of time; the degree or extent to which something is long…

= prolixity, n.

Prolixity, lengthiness. Now rare.

Long passage (of time); long continuance, longevity. Cf. longinquity, n. 2. Obsolete. rare.

= tediouste n.

The forcing or stretching of words or meaning by subtle argument; (also) excessive prolonging or over-refinement of something. Cf. wire-draw, v.…

Lengthiness of discourse, prolixity. Obsolete.

The quality or condition of being diffusive (in various senses).

The action of the verb in various senses.

Length, duration, esp. the quality of being tediously lengthy or prolonged. Formerly also (Scottish): †tardiness, slowness (obsolete).

The state of being baggy, loose, or inflated.

The quality of being lengthy; prolixity.

Language held to be characteristic of government departments; esp. legalistic, obscure, or euphemistic language; government jargon. Cf. officialese…