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adjective
1.
talking or writing at tedious length: long-winded after-dinner speakers.
2.
continued to a tedious length in speech or writing: another of his long-winded election speeches.
3.
able to breathe deeply; not tiring easily.
Origin:
1580–90
1580–90
Related forms
long-wind·ed·ly, adverb
long-wind·ed·ness, noun
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Long-winded
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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World English Dictionary
| long-winded | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | tiresomely long |
| 2. | capable of energetic activity without becoming short of breath |
| long-'windedly | |
| —adv | |
| long-'windedness | |
| —n | |
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