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[syn: prolixity, prolixness, windiness, long-windedness, wordiness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Long-winded \Long"-wind"ed\, a.
1. Long-breathed; hence, tediously long in speaking;
consuming much time; as, a long-winded talker.
[1913 Webster]
A tedious, long-winded harangue. --South.
[1913 Webster]
2. using or containing too many words; as, long-winded (or
windy) speakers.
Syn: tedious, verbose, windy, wordy.
[WordNet 1.5] -- Long"-wind"ed*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
long-windedness
n 1: boring verbosity [syn: prolixity, prolixness,
windiness, long-windedness, wordiness]