long-winded

long-wind·ed

(lông′wĭn′dĭd, lŏng′-)adj.1. Wearisomely verbose: a long-winded speaker. See Synonyms at wordy.2. Able to maintain breathing power during exertion: a long-winded swimmer.

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long′-wind′ed·ly adv.long′-wind′ed·ness n.

long-winded

adj 1. tiresomely long 2. capable of energetic activity without becoming short of breath ˌlong-ˈwindedly adv ˌlong-ˈwindedness n

long′-wind′ed

adj. 1. talking or writing at tedious length: long-winded speakers. 2. (of speech or writing) continued to a tedious length. 3. able to breathe deeply; not tiring easily. [1580–90] long′-wind′ed•ly, adv. long′-wind′ed•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

long-winded - 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"verbose, wordy, tedious, windyprolix - tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know"

long-winded

adjective rambling, prolonged, lengthy, tedious, diffuse, tiresome, wordy, long-drawn-out, garrulous, discursive, repetitious, overlong, verbose, prolix The manifesto is long-winded and repetitious.
brief, short, to the point, crisp, concise, terse, curt, laconic, succinct, pithy, sententious

long-winded

adjectiveUsing or containing an excessive number of words:diffuse, periphrastic, pleonastic, prolix, redundant, verbose, wordy.

Translations

long¹

(loŋ) adjective1. measuring a great distance from one end to the other. a long journey; a long road; long legs. 長的(指長度) 长的（指长度） 2. having a great period of time from the first moment to the last. The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay. 長久的 长久的3. measuring a certain amount in distance or time. The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long. 長的(指距離或時間) 长的（指距离或时间） 4. away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time. Will you be long? 很久的，漫長的 很久的，漫长的 5. reaching to a great distance in space or time. She has a long memory 遙遠的，悠久的 遥远的，悠久的 adverb1. a great period of time. This happened long before you were born. 久遠 久远2. for a great period of time. Have you been waiting long? 很久 很久，超过一般长度地 ˈlongways adverb in the direction of the length. The planks had to go into the lorry longways. 縱長地 纵长地ˌlong-ˈdistance adjectivelong-distance races; a long-distance lorry-driver; a long-distance telephone call. 長途的 长途的ˌlong-drawn-ˈout adjective taking a needlessly long time. long-drawn-out discussions. 拖長的 长期的ˈlonghand noun ordinary writing as opposed to shorthand. 普通書寫(相對於速寫) 普通书写法（相对于速记或打字） long house in tribal societies, a long rectangular dwelling shared by several families, especially in south-east Asia and amongst North American Indians. 長屋(尤指東南亞和北美原住民部落的) 长形房屋long jump a sports contest in which people jump as far as possible. 跳遠 跳远long-playing record (usually abbreviated to LP) a record which plays for a long time. 慢轉密紋唱片 慢转密纹唱片ˌlong-ˈrange adjective1. able to reach a great distance. long-range rockets. 遠程的 远程的2. taking into consideration a long period of time. a long-range weather forecast. 長期的 长期的ˌlong-ˈsighted adjective having difficulty in seeing close objects clearly. 遠視的 远视的ˌlong-ˈsightedness noun 遠視 远视ˌlong-ˈsuffering adjective patiently enduring a great deal of trouble. 長期忍受苦難的 长期忍受苦难的ˌlong-ˈwinded adjective (of a speaker or his speech) tiresomely long. 冗長的 冗长的as long as / so long as1. provided only that. As/So long as you're happy, it doesn't matter what you do. 只要 只要2. while; during the time that. As long as he's here I'll have more work to do. 在…期間 在…期间before (very) long soon. Come in and wait – he'll be here before long! 不久 不久以后in the long run in the end. We thought we would save money, but in the long run our spending was about the same as usual. 終究 最后the long and the short of it the whole story in a few words. 總而言之 总的意思no longer not now as in the past. This cinema is no longer used. 不再 不再so long! goodbye!. 再見 再见