单词 | long-windedness |
释义 | long-windedness (once / 246236 pages) n WORD FAMILY long-windedness USAGE EXAMPLESHis letters often end in apologies for his sloppy handwriting and long-windedness, which he attributed to the power of “Cruel Cupid.” New York Times(Jun 02, 2016) Death would seem sufficient punishment for long-windedness; historians are guilty of piling on. US News(Dec 17, 2014) Hall and Oates then took the stage for speeches so brief they seemed to be a shot at the E Street Band’s long-windedness. Time(Apr 11, 2014) n boring verbosity Syn|Hypo|Hyper prolixity, prolixness, windiness, wordiness flatulence, turgidity, turgidness pompously embellished language verboseness, verbosity an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words |
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