tediously long
1Long-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… …
2Long-windedness — 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 …
3long-winded — adjective Date: 1589 1. tediously long in speaking or writing 2. not easily subject to loss of breath • long windedly adverb • long windedness noun …
4long-winded — adjective Tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose. He launched into a long winded discussion of the relative merits of asphalt and concrete. Syn: garrulous Ant …
5long-winded — ► ADJECTIVE 1) tediously lengthy. 2) archaic capable of doing something for a long time without becoming breathless …
6long — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lengthy, elongated; tedious; extended, protracted. See length. adv. in great degree, for a time. See durability. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Extended in space] Syn. lengthy, extended, outstretched,… …
7tediously — tedious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ too long, slow, or dull. DERIVATIVES tediously adverb tediousness noun. ORIGIN from Latin taedium tedium , from taedere be weary of …
8long-winded — adjective 1》 tediously lengthy. 2》 archaic capable of doing something for a long time without becoming breathless. Derivatives long windedly adverb long windedness noun …
9long-winded — adj. 1 (of speech or writing) tediously lengthy. 2 able to run a long distance without rest. Derivatives: long windedly adv. long windedness n …
10long-drawn-out — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Extending tediously beyond a standard duration: dragging, drawn out, lengthy, long1, overlong, prolonged, protracted. See EXCITE, LONG …
