as in rambling
using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea
his long-winded explanation could have been boiled down to two sentences
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Recent Examples of long-winded
All of this is a vaguely long-winded way of making a simple point — the outlook for Wolves’ defence has changed dramatically over the course of this season.
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Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
That's an extremely long-winded way of saying that the Spore Drive allows a starship to miraculously materialize somewhere else light-years away.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Commit to the vocal rest and skip the long-winded interviews.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Cut the fluff and long-winded explications, which dilute the message and reach the point.
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Which is all a long-winded way of saying that whilst Bayern's recent form has been very disappointing, there is hope.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Routh reportedly gave long-winded answers that didn’t directly address the questions.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
After a few long-winded speeches, the storied Tropicana Hotel is being imploded!
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Ask Why Leaders and their teams are exhausted after long-winded meetings.
—Stacey Hanke, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
That's an extremely long-winded way of saying that the Spore Drive allows a starship to miraculously materialize somewhere else light-years away.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Commit to the vocal rest and skip the long-winded interviews.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Cut the fluff and long-winded explications, which dilute the message and reach the point.
—Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Which is all a long-winded way of saying that whilst Bayern's recent form has been very disappointing, there is hope.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
Routh reportedly gave long-winded answers that didn’t directly address the questions.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
After a few long-winded speeches, the storied Tropicana Hotel is being imploded!
—R29 Team, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Ask Why Leaders and their teams are exhausted after long-winded meetings.
—Stacey Hanke, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Long-winded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-winded. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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