- Wearisomely verbose: a long-winded speaker. See synonyms at wordy.
- Able to maintain breathing power during exertion: a long-winded swimmer.
long-windedness long'-wind'ed·ness n.
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long-wind·ed (lông'wĭn'dĭd, lŏng'-) |
| Thesaurus: long-winded |
adjective
| Antonyms: long-winded |
Definition: lengthy
Antonyms: concise, laconic, succinct
| WordNet: long-winded |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
using or containing too many words
Synonyms: tedious, verbose, windy, wordy
| Translations: Long-winded |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - langtrukken, vidtløftig, omstændelig, som ikke let taber pusten
Nederlands (Dutch)
lang van adem, langdradig
Français (French)
adj. - verbeux
Deutsch (German)
adj. - langatmig, weitschweifig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σχοινοτενής, φλύαρος, ατελείωτος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cansativo, chato (coloq.), prolixo
Русский (Russian)
человек, который может долго бежать, не задыхаясь, многоречивый
Español (Spanish)
adj. - prolijo, interminable
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - som inte lätt blir andfådd, uthållig, mångordig, omständlig, långrandig, långtråkig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
气长的, 冗长的, 罗嗦的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 氣長的, 冗長的, 囉嗦的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 장황하게 이야기하는, 지루한, 좀처럼 지치지 않는
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 息の長く続く, 長たらしい, くどい
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) طويل النفس, طويل حتى الإملال
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - רב-מלל (נאום), טרחני, בעל נשימה ארוכה (לריצה למרחקים)
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