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单词 long-windedly
释义

long-winded

adjective

long-wind·​ed ˌlȯŋ-ˈwin-dəd How to pronounce long-winded (audio)
ˈlȯŋ-ˌwin-
1
: tediously long in speaking or writing
2
: not easily subject to loss of breath
long-windedly adverb
long-windedness noun

Synonyms

  • circuitous
  • circumlocutory
  • diffuse
  • garrulous
  • logorrheic
  • pleonastic
  • prolix
  • rambling
  • verbose
  • windy
  • wordy
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Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

long-winded

adjective

long-wind·​ed
ˈlȯŋ-ˈwin-dəd
: using or having too many words
a long-winded explanation
a long-winded speaker

long-windedly

adverb

as in verbosely

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • verbosely
  • wordily
  • diffusely
  • redundantly
  • repetitiously

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • briefly
  • succinctly
  • shortly
  • concisely
  • laconically
  • tersely
  • curtly
  • crisply
  • summarily
  • elliptically
  • compactly
  • pithily
  • sententiously
  • precisely
  • aphoristically
  • exactly
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