long-windedness
n 1: boring verbosity [syn: {prolixity}, {prolixness},
{windiness}, {long-windedness}, {wordiness}]
Long-winded \Long"-wind"ed\, a.
1. Long-breathed; hence, tediously long in speaking;
consuming much time; as, a long-winded talker.
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A tedious, long-winded harangue. --South.
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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.
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