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long-winded

 
Dictionary: 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.
long-windedly long'-wind'ed·ly adv.
long-windedness long'-wind'ed·ness n.

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adj

Definition: lengthy
Antonyms: concise, laconic, succinct


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: using or containing too many words
  Synonyms: tedious, verbose, windy, wordy


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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

Italiano (Italian)
prolisso

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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