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
O’Neal took to Instagram early Friday (May 10) to serve up a scintillating and long-winded response on his Instagram featuring a photo that had Sharpe ranked at the No. 51 best player of all time.
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Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
One woman has a Hollywood-style trick for keeping her husband's stories from getting too long-winded.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
This adjective can be used to describe someone who is long-winded with their speech
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—CNN, 25 Jan. 2024
By his usual taciturn standards, that almost qualifies as being long-winded.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
One woman has a Hollywood-style trick for keeping her husband's stories from getting too long-winded.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
This adjective can be used to describe someone who is long-winded with their speech
2.
—CNN, 25 Jan. 2024
By his usual taciturn standards, that almost qualifies as being long-winded.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2023
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“Long-winded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-winded. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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